Fatal Infection with Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus Imported from Australia to Canada, 2011

Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV), a flavivirus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis serogroup, can cause severe clinical manifestations in humans. We report a fatal case of MVEV infection in a young woman who returned from Australia to Canada. The differential diagnosis for travel-associate...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2017-02, Vol.23 (2), p.280-283
Main Authors: Niven, Daniel J, Afra, Kevin, Iftinca, Mircea, Tellier, Raymond, Fonseca, Kevin, Kramer, Andreas, Safronetz, David, Holloway, Kimberly, Drebot, Michael, Johnson, Andrew S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
arbovirus
Australia - epidemiology
Autopsy
Biomarkers
Brain - pathology
Canada - epidemiology
Care and treatment
Case studies
Communicable Diseases, Imported
Diagnosis
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Encephalitis Virus, Murray Valley - classification
Encephalitis Virus, Murray Valley - genetics
Encephalitis, Arbovirus - diagnosis
Encephalitis, Arbovirus - epidemiology
Encephalitis, Arbovirus - virology
encephalomyelitis
Epidemic encephalitis
Fatal Infection with Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus Imported from Australia to Canada, 2011
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
meningitis/encephalitis
Murray Valley encephalitis
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
Travel
viruses
Young Adult
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Summary:Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV), a flavivirus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis serogroup, can cause severe clinical manifestations in humans. We report a fatal case of MVEV infection in a young woman who returned from Australia to Canada. The differential diagnosis for travel-associated encephalitis should include MVEV, particularly during outbreak years.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2302.161161