Recurring epidemics of acute encephalopathy in children in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
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59 serum samples, 19 nasal swabs, 48 throat swabs, 44 rectal swabs, 2 urine samples, 2 postmortem brain needle biopsy material by nasal route, and 1 postmortem liver biopsy specimen. All clinical samples were negative for known virus causing acute encephalitis like JE, Nipah, West Nile and chandipura virus. Some specimens were processed for the discovery of novel agents. However, no agent has been found which can be attributed to the cause of the mystery disease in Muzaffarpur [1].
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 49 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012