Title of article :
West Nile Encephalitis and Its Characteristics in Childhood
Author/Authors :
Karabay, Meltem Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Sakarya University - Sakarya - Turkey , Ogutlu, Aziz Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Sakarya University - Sakarya - Turkey , Ozturk, Gokcen Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Sakarya University - Sakarya - Turkey , Guclu, Ertugrul Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Sakarya University - Sakarya - Turkey , Karabay, Oguz Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine - Sakarya University - Sakarya - Turkey
Abstract :
West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the family flaviviridae. Culex mosquitoes and birds are playing crucial role in the spread of WNV. It can also spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants and from mother to baby in the course of breastfeeding (1). WNV was first isolated in a village of Uganda and many epidemics related to this disease have been reported ever since. However, as of this date, great epidemics have been reported in Africa, Europe, Russia and Israel (2). Although various data were given in epidemiologic studies in Turkey, we could reach only one case report from child age group in our country (3). With this letter, for the first time, we aimed to draw attention to the issue by defining WNV infection and its characteristics in children. We present five cases diagnosed West Nile Infection who were admitted with meningo-encephalitis. Cerebrospinal fluid findings and clinical properties of the five cases are summarized in Tables 1 and and22.
Keywords :
Child , West Nile Virus , Fever
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
