title: Imported West Nile virus encephalitis in an Israeli tourist.
abstract: West Nile virus is an arbovirus that has caused large outbreaks of febrile illness, meningitis and encephalitis in Europe, North America and the Middle East. We describe the first laboratory-confirmed human case of West Nile virus infection in Australia, in a 58-year-old tourist who was almost certainly infected in Israel. The case is a reminder of the need to consider exotic pathogens in travellers and of the risk of introducing new pathogens into Australia.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. benrogers@netspace.net.au
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hueston
authors.forename: Irani
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ratnam
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure