New Detection of Locally Acquired Japanese Encephalitis Virus Using Clinical Metagenomics, New South Wales, Australia
Joel Maamary
, Susan Maddocks, Yael Barnett, Stephen Wong, Michael Rodriguez, Linda Hueston, Neisha Jeoffreys, John-Sebastian Eden, Dominic E. Dwyer, Tony Floyd, Marshall Plit, Jen Kok, and Bruce Brew
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Author affiliations: St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (J. Maamary, Y. Barnett, M. Plit, B. Brew); Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, NSW Health Pathology-Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia (S. Maddocks, L. Hueston, N. Jeoffreys, D.E. Dwyer, J. Kok); Sydpath, St Vincent's Health Network, Sydney (S. Wong, M. Rodriguez); University of Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead (J.-S. Eden); Griffith Base Hospital, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia (T. Floyd); University of New South Wales, Sydney (M. Plit, B. Brew); St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney (B. Brew); The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney (B. Brew)
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Figure 1. Axial FLAIR magnetic resonance imaging brain sequence in a patient with locally acquired Japanese encephalitis virus detected using clinical metagenomics, New South Wales, Australia. A) Equivocal hyperintensity in the dorsal midbrain and pons; B) sparing of the thalamus and basal ganglia.
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