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Emerg Infect Dis
; 29(4): 838-841, 2023 04.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36958034
RESUMO
We describe a 4-year-old male patient in Ohio, USA, who had encephalitis caused by Powassan virus lineage 2. Virus was detected by using metagenomic next-generation sequencing and confirmed with IgM and plaque reduction neutralization assays. Clinicians should recognize changing epidemiology of tickborne viruses to enhance encephalitis diagnosis and management.