Fatal Encephalitis Caused by Cristoli Virus, an Emerging Orthobunyavirus, France

We report the discovery of a new orthobunyavirus, Cristoli virus, by means of shotgun metagenomics. The virus was identified in an immunodepressed patient with fatal encephalitis. Full-length genome sequencing revealed high-level expression of a virulence factor, possibly explaining the severity of the infection. The patient’s recent history suggests circulation in France.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Publication date

  2020-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3201/eid2606.191431PMID 32441621PMCID 7258463
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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