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West Nile Virus
Study results from B. Makhoul and colleagues update understanding of west nile virus
June 2nd, 2009
According to a study from Haifa, Israel, "West Nile virus, the etiologic agent of West Nile fever, is an emerging mosquito-borne disease. WNV was recognized as a cause of severe human meningoencephalitis in elderly patients during outbreaks in various parts of the world." "To analyze WNV encephalitis therapy and its outcome after prescribing hyperimmune gammaglobulin therapy. Eight subjects with WNV encephalitis were treated with supportive therapy and 5 days of IVIG 0.4 g/kg/day containing high WNV antibodies obtained from healthy blood donors. Patients who were treated with IVIG as soon as possible exhibited an improvement in their symptoms. All subjects presented...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-02)
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