Metatranscriptomic Identification of Trubanaman Virus Sequences in Patient with Encephalitis, Australia
Using metatranscriptomics, we identified Trubanaman virus in cerebrospinal fluid from a severely immunocompromised man who died of encephalitis in Queensland, Australia. Virus sequences were related to orthobunyaviruses previously detected in mosquitoes in Australia. Testing for other causes yielded negative results, suggesting that Trubanaman virus was the cause of this fatal encephalitis case.
Authors
- John Woodford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-5495)
- Krispin Hajkowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6990-0486)
- Mary E. Petrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3663-7535)
- Andrea S. Henden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2261-169X)
- Kym Lowry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9666-149X)
- Elango Pillai
- Edward Charles Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-3552)
- Patrick N. A. Harris
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3112.251190
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00