title: A fatal case of encephalitis associated with Chikungunya virus infection.
abstract: An outbreak of Chikungunya fever occurred in north-east Italy in the summer of 2007. Only 1 fatal case was observed, in an 83-y-old male hospitalized with encephalitis. Viral genome was detected at high level (1.5 x 10(8) copies/ml) in the cerebrospinal fluid 7 d after symptoms onset.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Santa Maria, Ravenna, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casolari
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Briganti
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanotti
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zauli
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magurano
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fortuna
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grazia Ciufolini
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*; D002646:Chikungunya virus; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000821:virology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male