Open AccessProlonged Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Urine and Whole Blood in a Returned Short-term Traveler
Author(s) -
Glen Huang,
Shio Yen Tio,
Leon Caly,
Suellen Nicholson,
Irani Thevarajan,
Georgina Papadakis,
Mike Catton,
Steven Y. C. Tong,
Julian Druce
Publication year - 2017
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/ofx203
Subject(s) - medicine , japanese encephalitis , virology , encephalitis , whole blood , pediatrics , virus , immunology
We describe a fatal case of Japanese encephalitis virus infection following short-term travel to Thailand. Viral RNA was detected in urine and whole blood out to 26 and 28 days, respectively, after the onset of symptoms. Live virus was isolated from a urine specimen from day 14.
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