Use of Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Infection in Patient Returning to Belgium from Hungary

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Wollants, Elke ; Smolders, David ; Naesens, Reinout ; Bruynseels, Peggy ; Lagrou, Katrien ; Matthijnssens, Jelle ; Van Ranst, Marc
• Description:
  An elderly patient in Belgium who became critically ill after returning from Hungary was tested for pathogens using routine diagnostic tests. All results were negative. However, using next-generation sequencing on a cultured respiratory sample, laboratorians detected a complete West Nile virus genome, similar to strains isolated in southeastern Europe.
• Subjects:
  Complete Genome Diagnosis Of West Nile Virus Infection In Patient Returning To Belgium From Hungary By Using Next-Generation Sequencing Meningitis/encephalitis Next-generation Sequencing Research Letter Respiratory Culture Respiratory Infections Vector-borne Infections Viruses West Nile Virus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(12):2380-2382
• Pubmed ID:
  30457549
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6256386
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Belgium ; Hungary
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:eaeade5226a7838b95eff390d9f02ca5caa26616b8572590c7a250883ccac1f9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/61348/cdc_61348_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 484.28 KB ]