Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Dispatch
Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Meningitis Patients, Japan
Masaru Kuwayama*
, Mikako Ito†, Shinichi Takao*, Yukie Shimazu*, Shinji Fukuda*, Kazuo Miyazaki*, Ichiro Kurane†, and Tomohiko Takasaki†
, Mikako Ito†, Shinichi Takao*, Yukie Shimazu*, Shinji Fukuda*, Kazuo Miyazaki*, Ichiro Kurane†, and Tomohiko Takasaki†Table 2
Summary of the meningitis patients from whom Japanese encephalitis virus genome was detected by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction
| Number | Age (y) | Sex | Date of onset | Sampling date | Fever (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Male | Aug. 5, 2000 | Aug. 7, 2000 | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | Female | Aug. 27, 2000 | Aug. 7, 2000 | Unknown |
| 3 | 4 | Male | Sep. 14, 2000 | Sep. 14, 2000 | 39.5 |
| 4 | 6 | Female | Aug. 4, 2000 | Aug. 7, 2000 | 37 |
