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Maculopapular rash and tremor are associated with West Nile fever and neurological syndromes
Abstract
The clinical features associated with West Nile virus (WNV) infections are described based on data collected from history forms submitted with samples during a province-wide WNV testing programme. Age 40–59 years (OR 1.7, p<0.008), residence in the southeast of Alberta (OR 4.2, p<0.001), maculopapular rash (OR 8.6, p<0.001) or tremor (OR 3.6, p<0.001) were independently associated with WNV infection.
- EIA, enzyme immunoassay
- HI, haemagglutination inhibition
- NAAT, nucleic acid amplification testing
- PRNT, plaque reduction neutralisation test
- ProvLab, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health
- WNNS, West Nile neurological syndromes
- WNV, West Nile virus
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Competing interests: None declared.