West-Nile virus encephalitis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient: successful recovery

• Main Authors: Salvatore Savasta (Author), Francesca Rovida (Author), Thomas Foiadelli (Author), Anna Maria Campana (Author), Elena Percivalle (Author), Gian Luigi Marseglia (Author), Fausto Baldanti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family. Symptomatic infection happens in only about 20% of the cases, while WNV neuroinvasive disease (WNND) is rare and accounts for less than 1%. There is insufficient information about natural hi...