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Ebola Virus Disease Complicated by Late-Onset Encephalitis and Polyarthritis, Sierra Leone

Trina HeldermanColin S BrownGibrilla F. DeenTim BrooksPatrick HowlettMarylou SolbrigDurodamil LiskMarta Lado

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0301 basic medicineMicrobiology (medical)LetterEpidemiologyExpeditedencephalitisviruseslcsh:MedicineEbola virus diseaseLate onsetDiseasemedicine.disease_causepolyarthritislcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesSierra LeoneSierra leoneviral persistenceAcute illnessEbola Virus Disease Complicated by Late-Onset Encephalitis and Polyarthritis Sierra LeoneEbola virus03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicinelcsh:RC109-216viruses030212 general & internal medicineLetters to the EditorEbola virusbusiness.industrylcsh:Rvirus diseasesmedicine.diseaseVirology030104 developmental biologyInfectious DiseasesImmunologyPolyarthritisViral persistencebusinessEncephalitis

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To the Editor: Ebola virus (EBOV) disease is usually an acute illness, but increasing evidence exists of persistent infections and post-Ebola syndromes. We report a case of EBOV encephalitis.

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2016-01-01Emerging Infectious Diseases
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2201.151212