A fatal case of encephalitis associated with Chikungunya virus infection.
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.
Casolari
Stefania
S
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Santa Maria, Ravenna, Rome, Italy.
Briganti
Elisabetta
E
Zanotti
Miriam
M
Zauli
Tiziano
T
Nicoletti
Loredana
L
Magurano
Fabio
F
Fortuna
Claudia
C
Fiorentini
Cristiano
C
Grazia Ciufolini
Maria
M
Rezza
Giovanni
G
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