1949
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(49)91328-8
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Louping-Ill Meningo-Encephalitis a Further Case and a Serological Survey

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“…In some cases this is followed by a further period of raised temperature with more severe neurological signs that in one case were fatal (Williams & Thorburn, 1962). In Northern Ireland, four cases of LIV infection presented as poliomyelitis-like disease (Lawson et al , 1949).…”
Section: Disease In Humansmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In some cases this is followed by a further period of raised temperature with more severe neurological signs that in one case were fatal (Williams & Thorburn, 1962). In Northern Ireland, four cases of LIV infection presented as poliomyelitis-like disease (Lawson et al , 1949).…”
Section: Disease In Humansmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Louping-ill is primarily a disease of sheep in the British Isles, but a few cases have been reported in man ; all of them have been in laboratory workers or persons handling sheep, such as abattoir workers, in enzootic areas (Rivers and Schwentker, 1934;Davison et al, 1948;Edward, 1948 ;Lawson et al, 1949). The aetiological agent of louping-ill is a group B arbovirus closely related to the Russian tick-borne complex which also includes Far Eastern Russian spring-summer encephalitis, Omsk haemorrhagic fever, Central European tick-borne virus encephalitis, and Kyasanur Forest disease of India.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In several reported cases louping-ill in man has been described primarily as non-fatal meningoencephalitis with certain characteristics common to the whole group of Russian tickborne encephalitides (Rivers and Schwentker, 1934;Davison et al, 1948 ;Edward, 1948;Lawson et al, 1949;Rivers and Horsfall, 1959). These features are: (1) abrupt onset and a diphasic course of symptoms; (2) an influenza-like initial phase marked by fever, systemic symptoms, and leucopenia; (3) a second phase characterized by During an attempt to isolate Philippine haemorrhagic fever (P.H.F.)…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…İlk insan enfeksiyonu 1934 yılında bildirilmiştir (33) . Hastalık koyun çobanlığı yapan, mezbahalarda koyun kesimi ile ilgilenen kişiler-de hayvan sağlığı ile ilgili meslek gruplarında ya da laboratuvar çalışanlarında görülmüştür (34) . LIV enfeksiyonları yalnızca koyun ve insanlarla sınırlı olmayıp sığır, keçi, domuz, at, geyik, dağ tavşanı ve orman tavuğu da dâhil olmak üzere çeşitli çiftlik ve yabani hayvan türlerini de enfekte ettiği belirtilmektedir (35) .…”
Section: Louping Ill Virüs (Liv Louping Hastalığı Virüsü)unclassified