Prolonged Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Urine and Whole Blood in a Returned Short-term Traveler. (27th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, G Khai Lin; Tio, Shio Yen; Caly, Leon; Nicholson, Suellen; Thevarajan, Irani; Papadakis, Georgina; Catton, Mike; Tong, Steven Y C; Druce, Julian
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 4:Number 4(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-09-27
• Subjects: flavivirus -- Japanese encephalitis -- PCR -- urine -- whole blood; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx203
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: 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.