Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection, Volgograd Region, Russia, 1999

From July 25 to October 1, 1999, 826 patients were admitted to Volgograd Region, Russia, hospitals with acute aseptic meningoencephalitis, meningitis, or fever consistent with arboviral infection. Of 84 cases of meningoencephalitis, 40 were fatal. Fourteen brain specimens were positive in reverse tr...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 128 - 132
Main Authors Alexander E. Platonov, German A. Shipulin, Olga Yu. Shipulina, Elena N. Tyutyunnik, Tatyana I. Frolochkina, Robert S. Lanciotti, Svetlana Yazyshina, Olga V. Platonova, Igor L. Obukhov, Alexander N. Zhukov, Yury Ya. Vengerov, Valenin I. Pokrovskii
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.02.2001
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Summary:From July 25 to October 1, 1999, 826 patients were admitted to Volgograd Region, Russia, hospitals with acute aseptic meningoencephalitis, meningitis, or fever consistent with arboviral infection. Of 84 cases of meningoencephalitis, 40 were fatal. Fourteen brain specimens were positive in reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assays, confirming the presence of West Nile/Kunjin virus.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0701.700128