Vanessa Meier-Stephenson, Michael A Drebot, Kristina Dimitrova, Melanie DiQuinzio, Kevin Fonseca, David Forrest, Todd Hatchette, Muhammad Morshed, Glen Patriquin, Guillaume Poliquin, Lynora Saxinger, Bouchra Serhir, Raymond Tellier, Christian Therrien, Linda Vrbova, Heidi Wood
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) is a mosquitoborne orthobunyavirus in the California serogroup that circulates throughout Canada and the United States. Most JCV exposures result in asymptomatic infection or a mild febrile illness, but JCV can also cause neurologic diseases, such as meningitis and encephalitis. We describe a case series of confirmed JCV-mediated neuroinvasive disease among persons from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Nova Scotia, Canada, during 2011-2016. We highlight the case definitions, epidemiology, unique features and clinical manifestations, disease seasonality, and outcomes for those cases...
May 2024: Emerging Infectious Diseases