Over the subsequent 5 days, her level of consciousness returned to normal. In light of this apparently dramatic response to treatment with intravenous immunloglobulin, we examined several batches of pooled immunoglobulin from different sources for antibodies to West Nile virus. We suggest that the use of such antibody- containing immunoglobulin may provide a specific and effective treatment for serious cases of West Nile virus infections, and therefore that formal trials of its use should be carried out. We thank Ella Mendelson, Director of the Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health of Israel, for the measurements of West Nile virus antibody. Naples viruses in healthy adults in Israel.
Ribavirin inhibits West Nile virus replication and cytopathic effect in neural cells.
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