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The First Isolation and Whole Genome Sequencing of Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus from Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Encephalitis.
Viruses - 11 Jun 2018
Russell Jessica S, Caly Leon, Kostecki Renata, McGuinness Sarah L, Carter Glen, Bulach Dieter, Seemann Torsten, Stinear Tim P, Baird Rob, Catton Mike, Druce Julian
Abstract excerpt
Murray Valley Encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a mosquito-borne Flavivirus. Clinical presentation is rare but severe, with a case fatality rate of 15⁻30%. Here we report a case of MVEV from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient in the Northern Territory in Australia. Initial diagnosis was performed using both MVEV-specific real-time, and Pan-Flavivirus conventional, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), with...
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