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Shuni Virus in Cases of Neurologic Disease in Humans,South Africa |
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| Authors: | Thopisang P. Motlou Marietjie Venter |
| Affiliation: | University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Abstract: | We describe Shuni virus (SHUV) detection in human neurologic disease cases in South Africa. SHUV RNA was identified in 5% of cerebrospinal fluid specimens collected during the arbovirus season from public sector hospitals. This finding suggests that SHUV may be a previously unrecognized cause of human neurologic infections in Africa. |
| Keywords: | neurologic disease orthobunyavirus arthropod-borne viruses RT-PCR Shuni virus South Africa viruses |