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California-La Crosse encephalitis

J E McJunkin1, R R Khan, T F Tsai

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University/Charleston Division, USA.

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
|March 12, 1998
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La Crosse encephalitis, a mosquito-borne illness, is under-recognized in the US. It presents with meningoencephalitis in summer and fall, especially in children in endemic areas.

Area of Science:

  • Arbovirology
  • Neuroscience
  • Public Health

Background:

  • La Crosse encephalitis (LACV) is a mosquito-borne viral disease.
  • It is often misdiagnosed as herpes simplex encephalitis.
  • LACV incidence in endemic areas surpasses bacterial meningitis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the under-recognition of La Crosse encephalitis in the United States.
  • To inform clinicians about the disease's presentation and endemic areas.

Main Methods:

  • Review of case reports and incidence data across the US.
  • Identification of geographical and seasonal patterns of the disease.

Main Results:

  • Case reports exist from 28 states.

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  • Incidence in endemic regions is 20-30/100,000.
  • The disease recurs annually in midwestern and mid-Atlantic hardwood forest regions.

    • Conclusions:

    • La Crosse encephalitis should be considered in pediatric meningoencephalitis cases during summer and early fall.
    • Clinicians should consider recent travel to or residence in endemic areas.
    • The mosquito vector, Aedes triseriatus, breeds in tree holes within these endemic foci.