Powassan meningoencephalitis, New York, New York, USA

Powassan meningoencephalitis, New York, New York, USA

Disease caused by Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus, ranges from asymptomatic to severe neurologic compromise and death. Two cases of POWV meningoencephalitis in New York, USA, highlight diagnostic techniques, neurologic outcomes, and the effect of POWV on communities to which it is end...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2013-09, Vol.19 (9), p.1504-1551
Hauptverfasser: Sung, Simon, Wurcel, Alysse G, Whittier, Susan, Kulas, Karen, Kramer, Laura D, Flam, Robin, Roberts, James Kirkland, Tsiouris, Simon
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
arbovirus
Dispatch
encephalitis
Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - classification
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - diagnosis
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - drug therapy
flaviviridae
Health aspects
Humans
Infection
Male
meningitis
Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis - drug therapy
Meningoencephalitis - virology
New York City
Powassan virus
Resveratrol
Serotyping
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Disease caused by Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus, ranges from asymptomatic to severe neurologic compromise and death. Two cases of POWV meningoencephalitis in New York, USA, highlight diagnostic techniques, neurologic outcomes, and the effect of POWV on communities to which it is endemic.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1909.121846