Fatal Deer Tick Virus Infection in Maine.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28903511.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/cix435.
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Abstract
Deer tick virus (DTV), a genetic variant (lineage II) of Powassan virus, is a rare cause of encephalitis in North America. We report a fatal case of DTV encephalitis following a documented bite from an Ixodes scapularis tick and the erythema migrans rash associated with Lyme disease.
Medical subject headings
- Bites and Stings
- Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
- Encephalitis, Tick-Borne
- Ixodes