Open AccessA CASE OF WEST NILE ENCEPHALITIS FROM CENTRAL INDIA
Author(s) -
Amandeep Singh,
Rahul Jain,
Hashash Singh,
Ajoy Sodani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/5709165
Subject(s) - west nile virus , vomiting , encephalitis , acute flaccid paralysis , medicine , flaccid paralysis , virology , viral encephalitis , geography , paralysis , virus , surgery , poliovirus
There have been isolated cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection from Kerala,Gujarat and Maharashtra but it has neverbeen previously reported in Central India.We report a rare case of West Nile encephalitis from central India in a middleaged female presented with fever, headache, vomiting, pain abdomen, and followed by acute onset flaccid paralysis(AFP).To the best of our knowledge it is first report of West Nile Virus from Central India