Volume 12, Number 2—February 2006
Research
Nipah Virus-associated Encephalitis Outbreak, Siliguri, India
Mandeep S. Chadha*, James A. Comer†, Luis Lowe†, Paul A. Rota†
, Pierre E. Rollin†, William J. Bellini†, Thomas G. Ksiazek†, and Akhilesh C. Mishra*
, Pierre E. Rollin†, William J. Bellini†, Thomas G. Ksiazek†, and Akhilesh C. Mishra*Table
Serologic and PCR test results for clinical material from patients with encephalitis, Siliguri, India*
| Patient no. | Days after onset of fever | Serology† |
PCR (urine) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM | IgG | N gene | M gene | ||
| 1 | 10 | + | + | + | NA |
| 2 | 5 | + | + | NA | |
| 3 | 9 | + | + | + | NA |
| 4 | 10 | + | + | NA | NA |
| 5 | 9 | – | – | NA | NA |
| 6 | 10 | – | – | + | + |
| 7 | 3 | – | – | NA | NA |
| 8 | 7 | – | – | NA | NA |
| 9 | Unknown | – | – | NA | NA |
| 10 | 1 | – | + | NA | NA |
| 11 | 3 | + | + | NA | NA |
| 12 | 5 | + | + | + | + |
| 13 | 7 | – | – | NA | NA |
| 14 | 6 | + | + | NA | NA |
| 15 | 3 | + | + | NA | NA |
| 16 | 8 | – | – | NA | NA |
| 17 | 8 | + | + | + | + |
| 18 | 2 | NA† | NA | – | – |
*PCR, polymerase chain reaction; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IgG, immunoglobulin G; NA, no sample available.
†Nipah virus–specific IgM or IgM by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
