An Overview of the Effect and Epidemiology of Viral Central Nervous System Infections in African Children

Viral infections in Africa are common. Polio still persists in the continent despite vaccination campaigns. Many of the common viral infections, such as by the nonpolio enteroviruses, lack effective therapies and leave devastating sequelae to infected neonates and infants. Rarer conditions, such as...

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Published in:Seminars in pediatric neurology 2014-03, Vol.21 (1), p.26-29
Main Authors: Badoe, Eben, FRCPCH, Wilmshurst, Jo M., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases - epidemiology
Child
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Humans
Neurology
Pediatrics
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Summary:Viral infections in Africa are common. Polio still persists in the continent despite vaccination campaigns. Many of the common viral infections, such as by the nonpolio enteroviruses, lack effective therapies and leave devastating sequelae to infected neonates and infants. Rarer conditions, such as by West Nile virus, have generated a fascinating conundrum as to how the virus spread to other parts of the world, such as the United States of America. This infection illustrates that these conditions should not be considered isolated to Africa alone but that they represent examples of potentially lethal infections which, although predominantly found in Africa, have the capacity to spread wider afield.
ISSN:1071-9091
1558-0776
DOI:10.1016/j.spen.2014.02.002