Investigation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported with La Crosse Virus Infection, Ohio, USA, 2008-2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Dec;23(12):2075-2077. doi: 10.3201/eid2312.170944.

Abstract

Infection with La Crosse virus can cause meningoencephalitis, but it is not known to cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). During 2008-2014, nine confirmed or probable La Crosse virus disease cases with possible AFP were reported in Ohio, USA. After an epidemiologic and clinical investigation, we determined no patients truly had AFP.

Keywords: Bunyaviridae; La Crosse virus; Ohio; Orthobunyavirus; United States; acute flaccid paralysis; arbovirus; neurologic; paralysis; viruses; weakness.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Encephalitis, California / pathology
  • Encephalitis, California / physiopathology*
  • Encephalitis, California / virology
  • Female
  • Fever / physiopathology
  • Headache / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • La Crosse virus / pathogenicity*
  • La Crosse virus / physiology
  • Male
  • Medical Records
  • Muscle Weakness / physiopathology
  • Ohio
  • Paraplegia / diagnosis