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Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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bat salivary gland virus encephalitis; rio bravo viral encephalitis

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Arbovirosis caused by the Rio Bravo fever virus, which can be accompanied by severe encephalitis.

PathogenThis section has been translated automatically.

Rio Bravo virus (Flavivirus). The transmission routes and natural vectors are not exactly known, the virus has been detected in wild bats and rats in North and South America. Transmission by inoculation from laboratory animals to laboratory personnel has been documented in individual cases.

Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.

So far only on the south coast of São Paulo/Brazil. Up to now about 1000 cases have been described in humans. Extinct since 1975.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

Meningism, lymphadenopathy, severe encephalitis with multiple neurological deficits. Virus exanthema may occur.

Progression/forecastThis section has been translated automatically.

Letality: about 13% of cases. About 20% of survivors show residual damage to the CNS.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer