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

Huang GKL, Tio SY, Caly L, Nicholson S, Thevarajan I, Papadakis G, Catton M, Tong SYC, Druce J

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  • Journal Open forum infectious diseases

  • Published 27 Sep 2017

  • Volume 4

  • ISSUE 4

  • Pagination ofx203

  • DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofx203

Abstract

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.