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West Nile Virus, an Underdiagnosed Cause of Acute Fever of Unknown Origin and Neurological Disease among Hospitalized Patients in South Africa
West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is endemic to South Africa. However, its contribution to acute febrile and neurological disease in hospitalized patients in South Africa is unknown. This study examined two patient cohorts for WNV using molecular testing and IgM serology with confi...
Autores principales: | MacIntyre, Caitlin, Lourens, Carla, Mendes, Adriano, de Villiers, Maryke, Avenant, Theunis, du Plessis, Nicolette M., Leendertz, Fabian H., Venter, Marietjie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10674603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38005884 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15112207 |
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