Japanese Encephalitis in Two Children--United States, 2010.

The article describes the cases of two children in the U.S. who were infected with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in 2010. An 11-year-old girl was presented to a hospital with fever, headache and neck pain. She died after developing ventricular tachycardia and her autopsy showed histopathologic changes suggesting meningoencephalitis. JEV ribonucleic acid was also identified. A six-year-old boy was presented with fever, somnolence and headache. Examination showed JEV-specific immunoglobulin M and neutralizing antobodies. INSET: What is already known on the topic?.