[PDF][PDF] Murray Valley encephalitis: a review of clinical features, diagnosis and treatment

J Knox, R Cowan, J Doyle, M Ligtermoet… - Medical Journal of …, 2012 - mja.com.au
J Knox, R Cowan, J Doyle, M Ligtermoet, J Archer, J Burrow, S Tong, B Currie, J Mackenzie
Medical Journal of Australia, 2012mja.com.au
This followed significant regional flooding and increased numbers of the main mosquito
vector, Culex annulirostris, and was evident from the widespread seroconversion of sentinel
chickens, fatalities among horses and several cases in humans, resulting in least three
deaths. The last major outbreak in Australia was in 1974, during which 58 cases were
identified and the mortality rate was about 20%. With the potential for a further outbreak of
MVEV in the 2011–2012 summer and following autumn, we highlight the importance of this …
This followed significant regional flooding and increased numbers of the main mosquito vector, Culex annulirostris, and was evident from the widespread seroconversion of sentinel chickens, fatalities among horses and several cases in humans, resulting in least three deaths. The last major outbreak in Australia was in 1974, during which 58 cases were identified and the mortality rate was about 20%.
With the potential for a further outbreak of MVEV in the 2011–2012 summer and following autumn, we highlight the importance of this disease, its clinical characteristics and radiological and laboratory features. We present a suspected but unproven case of MVEV infection to illustrate some of the challenges in clinical management.
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