Serological survey and active surveillance for La Crosse virus infections among children in Tennessee

Authors
Jones, TF Erwin, PC Craig, AS Baker, P Touhey, KE Patterson, LER Schaffner, W
Citation
Tf. Jones et al., Serological survey and active surveillance for La Crosse virus infections among children in Tennessee, CLIN INF D, 31(5), 2000, pp. 1284-1287
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1284 - 1287
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(200011)31:5<1284:SSAASF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
In 1998 and 1999, we performed a serosurvey and active surveillance for La Crosse encephalitis at a children's hospital in eastern Tennessee. Fifteen cases of La Crosse encephalitis were confirmed. Only 5 (0.5%) of 1000 serum samples being tested at the state laboratory for other diseases had eviden ce of antibodies to La Crosse virus. These findings suggest that La Crosse virus is newly endemic to eastern Tennessee.