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Encephalitis Caused by Pathogens Transmitted through Organ Transplants, United States, 2002-2013 Emerg Infect Dis 20:1443-1451, Basavaraju, S.V.,et al, 2014 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract The cause of encephalitis among solid organ transplant recipients may be multifactorial; the disease can result from infectious or noninfectious etiologies. During 2002-2013, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated several encephalitis clusters among transplant recipients. Cases were caused by infections from transplant-transmitted pathogens: West Nile virus, rabies, virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, and Balamuthia mandrillaris amebae.

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