Murray Valley encephalitis in Mt Isa, north Queensland
A report on behalf of the National Arbovirus Advisory Committee of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.8Keywords:
Murray Valley encephalitis virus, case study, arbovirusAbstract
On 15 February 2001 a 3-year-old Caucasian boy was admitted to Mt Isa Base Hospital with a history of an acute febrile illness of about 2 days' duration and 2 febrile convulsions. He remained febrile over the following 2 days, had further brief generalised tonic-clonic seizures and went on to develop a left hemiparesis, agitation, confusion and subsequently coma.
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Peter Whelan, Territory Health Services. Murray Valley encephalitis and Kunjin disease warning for the Northern Territory. Media release 23 February 2001.
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30/03/01
How to Cite
Hills, Susan L. 2001. “Murray Valley Encephalitis in Mt Isa, North Queensland: A Report on Behalf of the National Arbovirus Advisory Committee of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 25 (March):48. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.8.
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