Human Usutu Virus Infection with Atypical Neurologic Presentation, Montpellier, France, 2016

Yannick Simonin (1) , Olivier Sillam (2) , Marie Carles (3) , Serafin Gutierrez (4) , Patricia Gil (4) , Orianne Constant (1) , Marie Martin (1) , Gilda Grard (5) , Philippe van de Perre (1) , Sara Salinas (1) , Isabelle Leparc-Goffart (5) , Vincent Foulongne (1)

1 UM - Université de Montpellier
2 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
3 CHU Nîmes - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
4 Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
5 IRBA - Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées [Antenne Marseille]

Infection with Usutu virus (USUV) has been recently associated with neurologic disorders, such as encephalitis or meningoencephalitis, in humans. These findings indicate that USUV is a potential health threat. We report an acute human infection with USUV in France putatively associated with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic facial paralysis.

Mots clés: Bell’s palsy; France; Montpellier; USUV; Usutu virus; atypical neurologic presentation; flavivirus; human infections; idiopathic facial paralysis; meningitis/encephalitis; viruses

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Yannick Simonin, Olivier Sillam, Marie Carles, Serafin Gutierrez, Patricia Gil, et al.. Human Usutu Virus Infection with Atypical Neurologic Presentation, Montpellier, France, 2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, 24 (5), pp.875-878. ⟨10.3201/eid2405.171122⟩. ⟨hal-03712560⟩