Kyasanur forest diseaseA98.2
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Tick-borne flavivirus infection (arbovirosis)
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Discovered 1955-1957 in a forest area on the southwest coast of India (Mysore); described as a zoonosis that affected several monkeys ("monkey disease"); later humans also became ill; initially classified as a variant of Russian encephalitis, in 1990 it was recognised as a separate disease.
Occurrence in western India (Mysore) and north-east Pakistan
Enzootic between ticks and small rodents, monkey and man are random hosts
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Incubation period: 3-8 days
Headache, myalgia, arthralgia
from the 3rd day on, in case of severe disease progression, bleeding tendency from the nasal-oral mucosa and gastrointestinal tract
after 1-2 weeks of disease-free interval, renewed increase in fever, encephalitis, bradycardia, lymphadenopathy (cervical and axillary), hypotension
The disease leaves homologous immunity.
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Leukopenia, thrombopenia, prolongation of bleeding time
Leucuria, proteinuria
Increase in transaminases
Protein and sugar increase in the liquor lumbalis
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hemorrhagic forms
delayed convalescence with psychoneurovegetative symptoms
Residues rare
Mortality low at 3-5
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Exposure prophylaxis against ticks (like repellents [e.g. Icaridin])
Tick control
Vaccine (killed, purified KFD viruses) regionally available.
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As early as 1957 there were reports of a fatal disease in monkeys in the Kyasanur jungle of the Shinoga district in India. The pathogen heard is related to the tick-borne encephalitis virus, the causative agent of Omsk hemorrhagic fever and West Nile virus.
According to IfSG §6, suspected illness, illness and death from virus-induced haemorrhagic fever must be reported.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Nielsen G et al (1996) Kyasanur-Wald disease. Virus diseases. In: Knobloch (edit.): Tropical and Travel Medicine. P. 295-296. Gustav Fischer 1996.