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Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019
Synopsis

Immunopathology of Fatal Human Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1 Encephalitis, Germany, 2011–2013

Dennis TappeComments to Author , Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Jessica Rauch, Petra Allartz, and Christiane Herden
Author affiliations: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany (D. Tappe, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, J. Rauch, P. Allartz); German Centre for Infection Research, Hamburg (J. Schmidt-Chanasit); University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany (C. Herden)

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Table 1

Characteristics of patients with fatal variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 encephalitis, Germany

Characteristic Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4
Year of illness (reference) 2011 (1) 2013 (1) 2013 (1) 2013 (2)
Age, y/sex 63/M 62/M 72/M 45/F
Duration of illness, mo. 3 2 4 3
Medical preconditions Hypertension Hypertension, type 2 diabetes, renal insufficiency Hypertension, obesity None
Predominant symptoms Myoclonus, tetraparesis, coma Myoclonus, ataxia, coma Ocular paresis, ataxia, coma Ataxia, coma
Geographic area (state) of infection East Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) East Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) East Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) North Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)
Squirrel contact Private breeder of variegated squirrels Private breeder of variegated squirrels Private breeder of variegated squirrels Zoo animal caretaker, contact with a Prevost’s squirrel

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