Triki H, Murri S, Le Guenno B, Bahri O, Hili K, Sidhom M, Dellagi K
Laboratoire de Virologie Clinique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, 13, Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002 Tunis, Tunisie.
Med Trop (Mars). 2001;61(6):487-90.
In autumn 1997 an epidemic outbreak of meningoencephalitis was observed in two coastal districts of Tunisia. A total of 173 cases were recorded with 8 deaths. Detection with IgM capture and indirect IgG ELISAs demonstrated West Nile virus infection in 86% of patients from whom specimens were collected. West Nile is endemic in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Epidemics in humans and horses have also been reported in the Mediterranean region and southern European countries. However this is the first report in Tunisia. Special West Nile virus surveillance is necessary especially in countries at high-risk for repeated introduction of this arbovirus.
1997年秋季，突尼斯的两个沿海地区爆发了脑膜炎疫情。共记录了173例病例，其中8人死亡。通过IgM捕获法和间接IgG酶联免疫吸附测定法检测发现，在采集标本的患者中，86%感染了西尼罗河病毒。西尼罗河病毒在亚洲和撒哈拉以南非洲为地方病。在地中海地区和南欧国家也报告过人类和马匹感染该病毒的疫情。然而，这是突尼斯的首次报告。特别是对于有反复传入这种虫媒病毒高风险的国家，有必要开展专门的西尼罗河病毒监测。
