Louisiana has confirmed the first cases of West Nile Virus this year. Out of the three confirmed cases, two were of the neuroinvasive type, which is the more severe manifestation of the disease. WNV is one of the four common causes of viral encephalitis in Louisiana, the others being Saint Louis Encephalitis, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, … Continue reading Louisiana Reports First West Nile Cases in 2015
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Maharashtra Girl Survives (Probable) Furious Rabies Following Milwaukee Protocol
A girl from Thane, Maharashtra, has recovered from what seems to have been a clinically diagnosed case of furious rabies, according to the Mumbai Mirror newspaper.There have been very few cases that have survived advanced form of rabies, once the symptoms gave set in. The newspaper report quotes Dr. Madhusudana, a Professor of Neurovirology at … Continue reading Maharashtra Girl Survives (Probable) Furious Rabies Following Milwaukee Protocol
Bangladesh Sees 9 Nipah Virus Cases in First 8 weeks of 2015
According to the report of the Bangladesh Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, there have been 9 cases of Nipah virus encephalitis in the country in the first two months of 2015. Of these 9 cases, 6 have died, attributing a 67% mortality to the disease in the current year.The consumption of fruit and … Continue reading Bangladesh Sees 9 Nipah Virus Cases in First 8 weeks of 2015
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