Powassan virus encephalitis in a 9-year-old
KEY POINTS A 9-year-old previously healthy boy, who was up to date on routine vaccinations, presented to the emergency department of a community hospital in July with a 1-day history of fever, neck stiffness, and headache. Symptoms began 1 week after he attended a summer camping trip in northern
Authors
- Joshua K. Schaffzin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1190-1854)
- Nagwa Wilson
- Zachary Blatman
- Anne Rowan-Legg
- Nicole Bechard
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240227
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00