Fatal Outcome of Ilheus Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient Diagnosed with Encephalitis.
Bruno H G A MilhimCassia Fernanda EstofoleteLeonardo C da RochaElisabete LisoVânia M S BrienzeNikos VasilakisAna Carolina B TerzianMauricio Lacerda NogueiraPublished in: Viruses (2020)
Ilheus virus is an arbovirus with the potential for central nervous system involvement. Accurate diagnosis is a challenge due to similar clinical symptoms and serologic cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses. Here, we describe the first documented case of a fatal outcome following the identification of Ilheus virus in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient with cerebral encephalitis in Brazil.