PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (03): Americas (Brazil) human

West Nile Virus — Brazil
The State Health Secretariat of Piaui (SESAPI) confirmed this Friday [8 Feb 2019] the occurrence of another human case of neurological disease in the state caused by West Nile virus. (WNV). The case is a young man resident of the rural zone of Picos, who suffered from acute flaccid muscle paralysis in 2017. The patient was admitted to the University Hospital of the UFPI in Piaui, where the standard protocol for the diagnosis of neuroinvasive diseases issued by SESAPI was applied; he received