Clinical manifestations in the West Nile virus outbreak

• Published in: Romanian journal of virology Vol. 48; no. 1-4; p. 3
• Main Authors: Ceauşu, E, Erşcoiu, S, Calistru, P, Ispas, D, Dorobăţ, O, Homoş, M, Bărbulescu, C, Cojocaru, I, Simion, C V, Cristea, C, Oprea, C, Dumitrescu, C, Duiculescu, D, Marcu, I, Mociorniţă, C, Stoicev, T, Zolotuşca, I, Calomfirescu, C, Rusu, R, Hodrea, R, Geamai, S, Păun, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Romania 01.01.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Disease Outbreaks; Encephalitis, Viral - epidemiology; Encephalitis, Viral - physiopathology; Female; Fever - epidemiology; Fever - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Meningitis, Viral - epidemiology; Meningitis, Viral - physiopathology; Middle Aged; West Nile Fever - epidemiology; West Nile Fever - physiopathology; West Nile virus

During the summer of 1996 an unusual clustering of meningoencephalitis cases was recorded in the Capital City, Bucharest, and in some areas from South-East Romania. After an initial suspicion of an enteroviral etiology was discarded, the West Nile etiology was confirmed by specific antibodies demons...