Wild-Type Yellow Fever Virus RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Child.

Authors :: Marinho, Paula E. S.
Alvarenga, Pedro P. M.
Crispim, Ana P. C.
Candiani, Talitah M. S.
Alvarenga, Alice M.
Bechler, Isabela M.
Alves, Pedro A.
Dornas, Fabio P.
de Oliveira, Danilo B.
Bentes, Aline A.
Christo, Paulo P.
Kroon, Erna G.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Aug2019, Vol. 25 Issue 8, p1567-1570. 4p. 2 Diagrams.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: We report a 3-year-old child who was hospitalized because of severe manifestations of the central nervous system. The child died after 6 days of hospitalization. Analysis of postmortem cerebrospinal fluid showed the presence of yellow fever virus RNA. Nucleotide sequencing confirmed that the virus was wild-type yellow fever virus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]