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West Nile Virus Disease > Diagnosis Author: Amy V. Bode, MD, MSPH; James J. Sejvar, MD; Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH
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Rationale:

  • The symptoms are nonspecific, like those of many other viral syndromes, and the index of suspicion for WNV must be high.

Evidence:

  • An extensive review emphasizes that clinical syndromes are nonspecific, and diagnosis cannot be made on clinical grounds alone (6).

Comments:

  • Because the prodromal signs and symptoms are nonspecific, the occurrence of human and animal infections in geographic areas frequented by the patient should heighten the clinician's suspicion and result in a request for appropriate testing of blood and/or CSF.

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Amy V. Bode, MD, MSPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. James J. Sejvar, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Yanlin Tang, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.

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