Australian Bat Lyssavirus in a Child: The First Reported Case

Autor: Clare Nourse, Vikram L. Vaska, Jane E. Francis, Sophie Calvert, Judith A. Northill, Brad J McCall, Adrian C. Mattke
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 133:e1063-e1067
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1782
Popis: Human infection with Australian Bat Lyssavirus is extremely rare and has not previously been reported in a child. We describe a fatal case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus in an 8-year-old child, and review the literature pertaining to the diagnosis and management of lyssavirus infection with consideration of its applicability to this emerging strain.
Databáze: OpenAIRE