Open AccessWest Nile Fever in the Tula region, Russian Federation
Author(s) -
A. M. Butenko,
Anna Kozlova,
В. Ф. Ларичев,
Tamara K. Dzagurova,
R. A Pantykhova,
N. S. Vazhnenkova,
V. M. Karlova,
O. I. Vasilkova
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
èpidemiologiâ i infekcionnye bolezni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-3026
pISSN - 1560-9529
DOI - 10.17816/eid40774
Subject(s) - serology , etiology , medicine , russian federation , west nile virus , disease , pediatrics , virology , immunology , antibody , geography , virus , regional science
As a result of serological testing (MAC-ELISA, ELISA-IgG and neutralization test) 143 sera from 132 patients with acute febrile disease of unknown etiology hospitalized in summer 2012 in the hospitals of Tula, the first time in Tula and the Tula region were diagnosed 4 cases of West Nile fever. The age ofpatients was 42, 60, 62 and 64. They all got sick in August 2012. The temperature reached 39-40°C. Duration of disease from 13 to 20 days, the duration of hospitalization from 8 to17 days. Neurological symptoms were observed in two patients in the form of meningeal syndrome and encephalopathy with asthenic symptoms (in one case) and faint meningeal syndrome (in another).