Prolonged Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Urine and Whole Blood in a Returned Short-term Traveler

G. Khai Lin Huang; Shio Yen Tio; Leon Caly; Suellen Nicholson; Irani Thevarajan; Georgina Papadakis; Mike Catton; Steven Tong; Julian Druce

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx203

Prolonged Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Urine and Whole Blood in a Returned Short-term Traveler

G. Khai Lin Huang, Shio Yen Tio, Leon Caly, Suellen Nicholson, Irani Thevarajan, Georgina Papadakis, Mike Catton, Steven Tong, Julian Druce

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We describe a fatal case of Japanese encephalitis virus infection following short-term travel to Thailand. Viral RNA was detected in urine and whole blood out to 26 and 28 days, respectively, after the onset of symptoms. Live virus was isolated from a urine specimen from day 14.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx203
Publication status	Published - 27 Sep 2017

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