Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019
Synopsis
Immunopathology of Fatal Human Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1 Encephalitis, Germany, 2011–2013
Table 1
Characteristics of patients with fatal variegated squirrel bornavirus 1 encephalitis, Germany
Characteristic | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 |
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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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