Open AccessEncephalitis Caused by Jamestown Canyon Virus in a Liver Transplant Patient, North Carolina, USA, 2017
Author(s) -
Emily J. Ciccone,
Alena J. Markmann,
Megan L. Srinivas,
Kara J. Levinson,
Melissa B. Miller,
David van Duin,
Cynthia L. Gay
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofac031
Subject(s) - medicine , confusion , encephalitis , canyon , virology , virus , cartography , psychology , psychoanalysis , geography
We describe the first documented case of Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) in North Carolina, which occurred in a liver transplant patient who presented acutely with headache, aphasia, and confusion. This is also the first report of recovery from JCV encephalitis following treatment with intravenous immune globulin.
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