Infectious diseases remain as the major causes of human and animal morbidity and
mortality leading to significant healthcare expenditure in India. The country has experienced …

Enteroviruses (EV) frequently infect the central nervous system (CNS) and induce
neurological diseases. Although the CNS is composed of many different cell types, the …

Seizures are a common presenting symptom during viral infections of the central nervous
system (CNS) and can occur during the initial phase of infection (“early” or acute …

Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus (JEV) is an important cause of encephalitis in children of
South and Southeast Asia. However, the majority of individuals exposed to JEV only …

Enteroviruses are single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses that primarily cause self-
limiting gastrointestinal or respiratory illness. In some cases, these viruses can invade the …

Enterovirus (EV) infection rarely results in life-threatening infection of the central nervous
system. We report two unrelated children with EV30 and EV71 rhombencephalitis. One …

Enteroviruses (EVs) have emerged as one of the important etiological agents as a causative
organism for encephalitis, especially in children and adults. After the first report of EV …

In India, quality surveillance for acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), including laboratory
testing, is necessary for understanding the epidemiology and etiology of AES, planning …

Enteroviruses have been reported in encephalitis cases. However, clinical and
epidemiological characteristics of enteroviruses in encephalitis are not fully established. We …

Gastrointestinal diseases including diarrhoea constitute a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in infants and young children especially in developing countries. Worldwide deaths …