The First Case Report of West Nile Virus-Induced Acute Flaccid Quadriplegia in Canada

The 1999 New York City outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) was associated with a high incidence of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) where the outcomes for these patients were very poor. We describe a case of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) characterized by acute flaccid quad...

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Autores principales: Al-Fifi, Yahya Salim Yahya, Kadkhoda, Kamran, Drebot, Mike, Wudel, Beverly, Bow, E. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6079605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30123588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4361706
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Sumario:The 1999 New York City outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) was associated with a high incidence of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) where the outcomes for these patients were very poor. We describe a case of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNVND) characterized by acute flaccid quadriplegia with a favorable outcome in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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