Usutu virus infection in a patient who underwent orthotropic liver transplantation, Italy, August-September 2009

Euro Surveill. 2009 Dec 17;14(50):19448.

Abstract

We report a case of Usutu virus (USUV)-related illness in a patient that underwent an orthotropic liver transplant (OLT). Post transplant, the patient developed clinical signs of a possible neuroinvasive disease with a significant loss of cerebral functions. USUV was isolated in Vero E6 cells from a plasma sample obtained immediately before the surgery, and USUV RNA was demonstrated by RT-PCR and sequencing. This report enlarges the panel of emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus-related disease in humans.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Flavivirus / genetics
  • Flavivirus / isolation & purification*
  • Flavivirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Flavivirus Infections / etiology
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Liver Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Middle Aged