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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Case report: A fatal neuroinvasive West Nile virus infection in a traveler returning from Madagascar: Clinical, epidemiological and veterinary investigations
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 89, No. 2, Year 2013
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A 58-year-old woman living in Reunion Island and returning from Madagascar was hospitalized for neuroinvasive encephalitis and died 1 month later. West Nile virus (WNV) infection was biologically confirmed by detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) reactive with WNV antigens in both cerebrospinal fluid and serum, and weak neutralizing activity was also detected. A veterinary survey performed in her traveling area showed a seroprevalence of WNV of 28.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 21.1-36.3) in adult poultry, confirming an active circulation of the virus. Development of a severe form could be related to a weak antibody response, because the patient presented low IgM and IgG titers. This case report underlines the constant risk of emergence of West Nile in Indian Ocean territories, including Reunion Island where competent vectors are widely present during the whole year. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Larrieu, Sophie
France, Saint-maurice
Institut de Veille Sanitaire
Cardinale, Éric
France, Paris
Cirad
Ocquidant, Philippe
Reunion
Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion (ghsr) - Neuroréanimation
Roger, Matthieu
France, Paris
Cirad
Lepec, Richard
Mauritius
Commission de L'océan Indien - Coi
Delatte, Hélène
France, Marseille
Institut de Recherche et de Développement - Entomologie
Camuset, Guillaume
Reunion
Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion Ghsr - Maladies Infectieuses
Després, Philippe
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Brottet, Elise
France, Saint-maurice
Institut de Veille Sanitaire
Charlin, C.
Reunion
Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion (ghsr) - Neurologie
Michault, Alain
Reunion
Groupe Hospitalier Sud Réunion Ghsr
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.12-0003
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Madagascar
Participants Gender
Female