Usutu virus in cerebrospinal fluid: A 2-year survey in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

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Title		Usutu virus in cerebrospinal fluid: A 2-year survey in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Authors		Cordey, Samuel Vieille, Gaël Turin, Lara Kaiser, Laurent
Published in		Journal of medical virology. 2018, vol. 90, no. 3, p. 609-611
Abstract		In 2009, the Usutu virus (USUV) was first reported as a cause of human neuroinvasive disorders. In Switzerland, USUV has been detected in wild birds with a seroprevalence of up to 6.59% in captive specimens sampled from zoo enclosures. This study investigates the clinical prevalence of USUV in human acute neuroinvasive disorders in Switzerland. Two hundred and fifty-eight cerebrospinal fluid samples collected between 2015 and 2017 for routine clinical care in a tertiary level hospital (Geneva) were tested for USUV by rRT-PCR. No samples were found positive, suggesting the absence, or the extremely low circulation of USUV in Western Switzerland.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24967 PMID: 28976585
Full text		Article (Published version) (261 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Research group		Groupe Laurent Kaiser (virologie clinique) (668)
Citation (ISO format)		CORDEY, Samuel et al. Usutu virus in cerebrospinal fluid: A 2-year survey in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. In: Journal of Medical Virology, 2018, vol. 90, n° 3, p. 609-611. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24967 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:111373