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A Novel Human Acute Encephalitis Caused by Pseudorabies Virus Variant Strain
10 Jul 2020
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BACKGROUND: Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is a common pathogen in multiple animal species, particularly in pigs. However, PRV infection in humans is rare and, to the best of our knowledge, PRV has never been isolated from human cases before. METHODS: Four acute encephalitis cases in humans were confirmed as PRV infection based on clinical symptoms, laboratory diagnosis, and metagenomic next-generation sequencing...
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