Central Nervous System Involvement by Novel Clade 2.3.2.1e H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in a Paediatric Patient

Abstract Novel clade 2.3.2.1e A(H5N1) virus was detected in cerebrospinal fluid but not in respiratory, rectal-swab and blood samples of an eight-year-old boy presenting with meningoencephalitis without respiratory symptoms. Cerebrospinal fluid A(H5N1)-hemagglutinin-specific antibody levels were higher than that of sera. Clinicians should be aware of emerging clade 2.3.2.1e A(H5N1) associated meningoencephalitis.

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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2026-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag283
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Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
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Abstract Novel clade 2.3.2.1e A(H5N1) virus was detected in cerebrospinal fluid but not in respiratory, rectal-swab and blood samples of an eight-year-old boy presenting with meningoencephalitis without respiratory symptoms. Cerebrospinal fluid A(H5N1)-hemagglutinin-specific antibody levels were higher than that of sera. Clinicians should be aware of emerging clade 2.3.2.1e A(H5N1) associated meningoencephalitis.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG), National University of Singapore (SG), University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (VN), University of Oxford (GB), Children's Hospital 2 (VN), Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (KH), Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (VN), Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN), Children's Hospital 1 (VN)
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