Possible tick-borne human enterovirus resulting in aseptic meningitis.
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Enterovirus-specific genetic sequences were isolated from two Amblyomma americanum tick pools. Identical genetic sequences were later obtained from cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with aseptic meningitis and a recent history of tick attachment. These observations suggest the possibility of an emerging tick-borne human enterovirus associated with aseptic meningitis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 43 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005