An expanding threat; a case of encephalitis caused by West Nile Virus in the Madrid Region (Spain)

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q3 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.116810

Víctor Antón Berenguer , Sara Gómez de Frutos , Clara Peiró Villalba , Cristina Trevino-Peinado , Carlota Ballester Martínez , Antonio Nicolás Ruiz Benito , María Dolores Martín Rodrigo , Sara María Quevedo Soriano , Gema Cenzual Álvarez , Sara Hernández Egido , Roberto López-Blanco

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Abstract

West Nile Virus (WNV) has increasingly impacted public health in Europe. We present a WNV-encephalitis case in a young healthy patient, an atypical population for neuroinvasive forms. Although likely imported, WNV circulation in new areas highlights the need for awareness of WNV beyond classical endemical areas.

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Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

3.40%

发文量

149

审稿时长

56 days

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