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Powassan virus encephalitis
Occupational Disease Powassan virus encephalitis
Powassan virus encephalitis Category Infection, Occupational
Powassan virus encephalitis Severity
Acute-Severe
Powassan virus encephalitis Synonyms
Sennetsu fever; Human ehrlichiosis found in the USA; Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection; E. phagocytophilia infection
Information on Powassan virus encephalitis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
There is a 10% case fatality rate, and 50% of patients have neurological sequelae. Similar tickborne viral encephalitides caused by flaviviruses include Russian spring-summer encephalitis, Central European tickborne encephalitis, and Looping ill. [Chin, p. 43-5]
Powassan virus encephalitis Latency
7-14 days
Powassan virus encephalitis References
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/msds-ftss/msds121e.html