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NY boy dies of encephalitis 5 days after flu shot.

Viral encephalitis is suspected to have killed an 8-year-old Kings Park boy this month, state health authorities said Thursday, though they cautioned that a definitive cause of death may never be known.

The tentative diagnosis is the result of a New York State Health Department probe launched after the Oct. 11 death of Sean Weisse in the pediatric intensive care unit of Stony Brook University More..Medical Center.

Investigators believed early on the boy died of encephalitis - a severe inflammation of brain tissue - but the condition's source was unknown, a source with knowledge of the probe said.

Tests run by Stony Brook staff led investigators to believe that the condition stemmed from "suspected viral encephalitis," not a bacterial infection, said Claudia Hutton, a spokeswoman for the state health department.

Sean's death had set off rampant speculation on Internet message boards that he died from a reaction to a seasonal flu shot he received five days before he was hospitalized.

While vaccines, in very rare instances, have caused encephalitis, health officials said tests on Sean's blood and spinal fluid led them to preliminarily conclude the virus came from a source other than the vaccine.

The family declined an autopsy and buried Sean Oct. 15. What caused the virus "will remain unknown," Hutton said.

A family member who asked not to be named said Sean's parents, Steve and Kelly Weisse, were unaware the Department of Health had concluded its probe and learned the results when a reporter called. The family and parents declined further comment. Less..

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