Abstract
West Nile Virus Infection in Belgian Traveler Returning from Greece
Highlights
Clinical diagnosis may be difficult because West Nile virus (WNV) infections resemble otherviral diseases
We here describe a confirmed case of WNV encephalitis imported by a traveler returning from Greece
Serum obtained on August 15 was sent to the national reference laboratory at Aristotle University (Thessaloniki, Greece), and IgM against WNV was detected by ELISA (WNV IgM Capture DxSelect and IgG DxSelect; Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA, USA)
Summary
Clinical diagnosis may be difficult because WNV infections resemble other (arbo)viral diseases. We here describe a confirmed case of WNV encephalitis imported by a traveler returning from Greece. A 73-year-old Belgian woman, who had a medical history of lymphoma, traveled to Kavala city (Macedonia, Greece).
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