Case report describes fatal hemorrhagic encephalitis from B virus in a patient with monkey bites, indicating serious risks.
We report a fatal case of hemorrhagic encephalitis and chorioretinitis caused by B virus. There was witnessed prior injuries from bites and scratches by wild monkeys. The 420-bp gB gene sequence of B virus, detected from patient’s CSF, clustered with those of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) after phylogenetic analysis.
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