First human case of Usutu virus neuroinvasive infection, Italy, August-September 2009
Monica Pecorari(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Giuseppe Longo(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), William Gennari(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Antonella Grottola(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), A.M.T. Sabbatini(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Sara Tagliazucchi(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Giovanni Savini(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale), Federica Monaco(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale), Maria Luisa Simone(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Rossella Lelli(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale), Fabio Rumpianesi(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
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Abstract
We report the first worldwide case of Usutu virus (USUV) neuroinvasive infection in a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma who presented with fever and neurological symptoms and was diagnosed with meningoencephalitits. The cerebrospinal fluid was positive for USUV, and USUV was also demonstrated in serum and plasma samples by RT-PCR and sequencing. Partial sequences of the premembrane and NS5 regions of the viral genome were similar to the USUV Vienna and Budapest isolates.
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