Floridis John, McGuinness Sarah L, Kurucz Nina, Burrow Jim N, Baird Rob, Francis Josh R
Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, Darwin 0810, Australia.
Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory Department of Health, Northern Territory, Darwin 0810, Australia.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2018 May 11;3(2):49. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed3020049.
Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a mosquito-borne virus endemic to Australia and New Guinea. Encephalitis due to MVEV is potentially devastating, and no therapeutic interventions of proven value exist. Prevention relies largely on personal protective measures against mosquito bites. We present a case of MVEV encephalitis with a favourable outcome following intensive care management and prolonged rehabilitation, and the epidemiological features of a further 21 cases notified to the health department of Australia's Northern Territory. As cases occur in travellers, and epidemics occur sporadically in south-eastern Australia, clinicians across Australia and further abroad should be familiar with the disease and its diagnosis and management.
墨累谷脑炎病毒（MVEV）是一种由蚊子传播的病毒，在澳大利亚和新几内亚流行。由MVEV引起的脑炎可能具有毁灭性，且目前尚无经证实有效的治疗干预措施。预防主要依赖于针对蚊虫叮咬的个人防护措施。我们报告了一例经重症监护管理和长期康复后预后良好的MVEV脑炎病例，以及向澳大利亚北领地卫生部通报的另外21例病例的流行病学特征。由于病例在旅行者中出现，且在澳大利亚东南部偶尔发生疫情，澳大利亚及其他地区的临床医生应熟悉该疾病及其诊断和管理。
