Powassan Virus Encephalitis, Minnesota, USA

Powassan virus (POWV) is a rare tick-borne agent of encephalitis in North America. Historically, confirmed cases occurred mainly in the northeastern United States. Since 2008, confirmed cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin have increased. We report a fatal case of POWV encephalitis in Minnesota. POWV in...

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Autores principales: Birge, Justin, Sonnesyn, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23017222
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.120621
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description Powassan virus (POWV) is a rare tick-borne agent of encephalitis in North America. Historically, confirmed cases occurred mainly in the northeastern United States. Since 2008, confirmed cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin have increased. We report a fatal case of POWV encephalitis in Minnesota. POWV infection should be suspected in tick-exposed patients with viral encephalitis.
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spelling pubmed-34716392012-10-22 Powassan Virus Encephalitis, Minnesota, USA Birge, Justin Sonnesyn, Steven Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Powassan virus (POWV) is a rare tick-borne agent of encephalitis in North America. Historically, confirmed cases occurred mainly in the northeastern United States. Since 2008, confirmed cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin have increased. We report a fatal case of POWV encephalitis in Minnesota. POWV infection should be suspected in tick-exposed patients with viral encephalitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3471639/ /pubmed/23017222 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.120621 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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