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Spotlight on Covid and Neuroinfection banner

Neurologic infections are global phenomena that pose a challenge for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. The Covid-19 pandemic, which had taken the world by storm is now over. However, there are many reports of post-acute sequelae of Covid 19 (PASC) or long Covid affecting central and peripheral nervous system due to possible viral antigen persistence. Covid 19 pandemic has provided learning opportunities to build a healthier tomorrow.

A global outbreak of Mpox (formerly known as Money Pox) began in May 2022 and on 14 th August 2024, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). New spurts in cases of meningitis and encephalitis keep occurring. We will include information about emerging neurologic infections under this web page. With change in environment and migration, neurologic infections remain a big public health concern for everyone.

We aim to provide peer reviewed information through this website with pertinent timely updates highlighting new developments. We will appreciate your suggestions*.

Dr Chandrashekhar Meshram
Trustee, World Federation of Neurology
Past Chair, Tropical and Geographical Neurology Specialty Group of WFN

* Please send to Dr Meshram at neuroblog@wfneurology.org

Neuro-ID Update [June '23]

13 Jul 2023

This WFN Neuro-ID Update provides a brief update on several note-worthy neuroinfectious disease issues, including arboviruses that have been in the news recently, as well as COVID-19 exposure in-utero.

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Several articles provide support to the neuroinvasiveness of SARS-CoV-2, as well as its potential for viral persistence.

COVID-19 Update [February '23]

5 Feb 2023

For this month's update, we present some pertinent updates in the literature and news regarding the potential for neurologic invasion and persistence of SARS-CoV-2, and the possibility of these issues leading to post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).

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MonkeyPox and Neurology Update [November '22]

Prof. Avindra Nath and Dr Bridgette Jeanne Billioux Tropical and Geographical Neurology Specialty Group

14 Nov 2022

For this month's update, we present some pertinent updates in the literature and news regarding Neurologic complications of Monkeypox. The large multinational Monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak that began in spring 2022 is the first of its kind outside of Central and West Africa, and with over 77,000 cases worldwide, is the largest MPXV outbreak to date.

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World Health Organization (WHO) ⧉
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See also University of Liverpool COVID-Neuro Network ⧉
COVID-Neuro Network ⧉
Part of Brain Infections Global, led by the Liverpool Brain Infections Group from the University of Liverpool
EANcore CoVID-19 Task Force ⧉
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ⧉ (ECDC)
International Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Consortium Registry
International prospective registry of CVT occurring after vaccination against COVID infection.
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Covid-19 in WFN Publications

Updates on Neuro-Infectious Diseases by WFN Specialty Groups

Neuro-ID Update [June '24]

18 Jun 2024

For this Neuro-COVID-19 update, we review several recent articles on SARS-CoV-2 viral persistence, including Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or Long-COVID, including viral antigen persistence as a potential mechanism, and long-term PASC symptoms over three years of followup.

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GBS in Peru

On 26 June 2023, the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Disease Control (CDC) of Peru issued an epidemiological alert due to an increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases in different regions of the country.