title: Human case of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Portugal, summer 2015.
abstract: A case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection was reported in the Algarve region, Portugal, in the first week of September 2015. WNV is known to circulate in Portugal, with occasional reports in horses and birds (2004 to 2011) and very sporadically human cases (in 2004 and in 2010). Here we present the clinical and laboratory aspects related to the first human case of West Nile neuroinvasive disease reported in Portugal.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas (Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research), National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Águas de Moura, Portugal.
authors.forename: Líbia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zé-Zé
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Proença
authors.forename: Hugo C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Osório
authors.forename: Salomé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parreira
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fevereiro
authors.forename: Maria João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011174:Portugal; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Portugal; West Nile Neuroinvase Disease; West Nile virus