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June 9, 2026Neurology

Neuroinvasive West Nile: Epidemiology & Fatal Encephalitis Series from Chicago, Summer 2025 (P11-3.011)

Jon Klein Diann George Ruben Mylvaganam

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Key Points

This study aims to describe the epidemiology of West Nile virus and document fatal neuroinvasive cases.
Descriptive study design focusing on West Nile virus epidemiology
Analysis of four reported fatal neuroinvasive cases
Data collected during the summer of 2025 in Chicago
Four cases of fatal neuroinvasive West Nile virus identified
Details of each case reported, highlighting clinical implications
Increased awareness needed due to the virus's public health impact

Implication

Descriptive study reports fatal neuroinvasive cases of West Nile virus, indicating public health importance.

Abstract

To describe West Nile virus (WNV) epidemiology and report a series of four fatal neuroinvasive cases.

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Klein et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf34dfaef96ed7f055c85 https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000215380

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