Autor(es): Taraphdar D, Roy B K, Chatterjee S

Resumo: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection from the acute encephalitis syndrome cases is an uncommon form - has been observed in the year 2010-11 from West Bengal, India. The case-1 - case-2 had the acute encephalitis syndrome; case-3 was of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis whereas the case-4 had the symptoms of meningo-encephalopathy with bulbar involvement. We are reporting four cases with neurological complications involving central nervous system (CNS) due to CHIKV infection from this state for the first time. The virus has spread almost every districts of this state rapidly. At this stage, these cases are public health threat.

Palavras-Chave: AES cases; Chikungunya virus; India

Imprenta: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, v. 33, n. 5, p. 153-156, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4103/0255-0857.150946

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2015

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