意大利托斯卡纳一名脑膜脑炎患者的西尼罗河病毒感染回顾性诊断。

Retrospective diagnosis of West Nile virus infection in a patient with meningoencephalitis in Tuscany, Italy.

机构信息

Department of Biotechnologies-Section of Microbiology, University of Siena, Italy.

出版信息

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Nov;11(11):1511-2. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0248. Epub 2011 Jul 14.

DOI:10.1089/vbz.2010.0248

Abstract

We report a case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in a symptomatic woman living in Tuscany in 2007. A retrospective analysis on cerebrospinal fluids drawn from people affected by neurological diseases with unknown etiology allowed the identification of a case of WNV infection before the WNV outbreak in the Northeast Italy in 2008. This emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high level of epidemiological surveillance all over the Italian territory.

摘要

我们报告了一例 2007 年居住在托斯卡纳的有症状的西尼罗河病毒（WNV）感染病例。对因不明病因引起神经系统疾病的患者的脑脊液进行回顾性分析，发现了一例 2008 年意大利东北部 WNV 爆发前的 WNV 感染病例。这强调了在意大利全境保持高水平流行病学监测的重要性。