First Detection of West Nile Virus by Nasopharyngeal Swab, Followed by Phylogenetic Analysis

First Detection of West Nile Virus by Nasopharyngeal Swab, Followed by Phylogenetic Analysis

West Nile Virus, an arthropod-borne RNA virus, may result in severe neurological disease. West Nile neuroinvasive disease is characterized by meningitis, encephalitis, and possible acute flaccid paralysis. Here, we report a case of neuroinvasive WNV in a 65-year-old woman hospitalized for hyperpyrex...

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Main Authors: Carlo Zuddas, Sergio Piras, Stefano Cappai, Federica Loi, Giulia Murgia, Giantonella Puggioni, Giovanni Savini, Federica Monaco, Andrea Polci, Fabrizia Valleriani, Giorgia Amatori, Valentina Curini, Maurilia Marcacci, Germano Orrù, Antonio Ledda, Elena Poma, Riccardo Cappai, Ferdinando Coghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
arbovirus
encephalitis
flavivirus
nasopharyngeal swab
next-generation sequencing (NGS)
West Nile virus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/1023
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