Prolonged Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Urine and Whole Blood in a Returned Short-term Traveler.

ABSTRACT: We describe a fatal case of Japanese encephalitis virus infection following short-term travel to Thailand. Viral RNA was detected in urine and whole blood out to 26 and 28 days, respectively, after the onset of symptoms. Live virus was isolated from a urine specimen from day 14.

SUBMITTER: Huang GKL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5714136 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature