Zika virus detection in cerebrospinal fluid from two patients with encephalopathy, Martinique, February 2016.
We report two cases of encephalopathy (one with seizures, one with electroencephalogram changes) in patients with Zika virus infection. The cases occurred on Martinique in February 2016, during the Zika virus outbreak. Awareness of the various neurological complications of Zika virus infection is needed for patients living in areas affected by Zika virus infections or for travellers to these areas.
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, University Hospital of Martinique, Fort-de-France, France.
Benoît
B
Rozé
Fatiha
F
Najioullah
Aïssatou
A
Signate
Kossivi
K
Apetse
Yannick
Y
Brouste
Sarah
S
Gourgoudou
Laurence
L
Fagour
Sylvie
S
Abel
Patrick
P
Hochedez
Raymond
R
Cesaire
André
A
Cabié
D000368:Aged; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008395:Martinique / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D055815:Young Adult; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000821:virology*
Arthropod borne virus; Encephalopathy; Flavivirus; Zika virus infection; confusion; seizure