International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 12 2016 12 10 Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Causing severe Inclusion Diseases in Infants - Case Report from Eastern India 49 51 EN N.M. Aka 1 Oceanological Research Center (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), BPV 18, Abidjan R.N. Etilé 2 Hydrobiology Laboratory, UFR Biosciences, University Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY (Côte d’Ivoire), 22 BP 582 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire F.K. Konan 3 Department of Environment, University Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire Y.K. Bony 4 Department of Environment, University Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire Melaku Yadessa 1 Program of Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia Duguma Tolessa 2 Program of Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia Khamtilin Kharshiing 1 Department of Zoology, Lady Keane College, Shillong-793 001, India Gupta B.B.P. 2 Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793 022, India S. Dessoky El dessoky 1 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Research Unit, Scientific Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Al-Haweiah, P.O. Box 888, Zip code 21974, Taif, KSA O. Attia Attia 2 Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box, 12619, Giza, Egypt G. Pillai Neethu 1 Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala - 673635, India C.C. Harilal 2 Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala - 673635, India Akéli M.G. Okiémy- 1 Department of Natural Sciences, ENS, University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo C.J. Morabandza 2 Department of Natural Sciences, ENS, University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo L. Matini 3 Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, P.O. Box 69, Brazzaville, Congo C. EPA 4 Department of Natural Sciences, ENS, University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo . Attibayéba 5 Department of Exact Sciences, ENS University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo R.P. Ongoka 6 Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, P.O. Box 69, Brazzaville, Congo Chauhan P.S. 1 Tree Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, HNBGU Campus Badsahithaul Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (UK) -249199 India Bhisht Suman 2 Tree Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, HNBGU Campus Badsahithaul Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (UK) -249199 India Choudhari Naila 3 Tree Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, HNBGU Campus Badsahithaul Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (UK) -249199 India Chatterjee Aroni 1 ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India Sarkar Agniswar 2 ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India Chatterjee Rajendra Prasad 3 ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India Mishra Lopamudra 4 Dr. B.C. Roy post graduate institute of pediatric sciences, Kolkata, India Bhattacharya Mala 5 Dr. B.C. Roy post graduate institute of pediatric sciences, Kolkata, India Chakraborty Nilanjan 6 ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India > Case Study 2016 11 16 2016 12 10 India currently faces a serious challenge to antagonize the increasing number of newborn deaths owing to Human Cytomegalovirus infection every year. Here in this study we report a severe case of congenital HCMV infection causing cytomegalic inclusion disease (CID) affecting the brain and CNS in an infant admitted to the neonatal care unit. This article represents the first documented case from India ascribing the severity of symptomatic congenital HCMV infection manifesting in the form of CID and highlighting the need for improved medical resources in a lower-middle income country like India to timely diagnose and combat this dreaded virus. Copyright@ International Science Community Association