title: A case of aseptic meningitis due to Japanese encephalitis virus in a traveller returning from the Philippines.
abstract: We here report the case of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) meningitis in a previously healthy young women returning from a trip to the Philippines. JEV is a mosquito-borne encephalitic flavivirus pathogen, which is endemic in South East and Eastern Asia. Our patient presented with aseptic meningitis and recovered well under supportive therapy. Although the chance of a traveller getting symptomatic JEV infection is extremely low, clinicians and microbiologist should be aware of patients contracting this emerging infectious disease, especially in the light of the increasing international travel.
authors: Department of Microbiology, GZA Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium. Axel.jeurissen@gza.be
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authors: Strauven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D057236:Travel Medicine