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Rationale:
- Relative or absolute lymphocytopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and/or hyponatremia may be found in WNV meningitis, encephalitis,
or neuroinvasive disease.
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Evidence:
- Relative or absolute lymphocytopenia was found in a 1999 New York case series (26).
- Anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hyponatremia were found in case series conducted in Israel and New York and New Jersey in 2000
(24; 32).
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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.
Carrie Nielsen, PhD, editorial consultant, 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.
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