Genotype III Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus Outbreak, Argentina, 2005

Diaz, Luis Adrián; Ré, Viviana; Almirón, Walter R.; Farías, Adrián; Vázquez, Ana; Sanchez-Seco, María Paz; Aguilar, Javier; Spinsanti, Lorena; Konigheim, Brenda; Visintin, Andrés; García, Jorge; Morales, Maria Alejandra; Tenorio, Antonio; Contigiani, Marta

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Genotype III Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus Outbreak, Argentina, 2005

Published Date:

Nov 2006

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(11):1752-1754.

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Diaz, Luis Adrián ; Ré, Viviana ; Almirón, Walter R. ; Farías, Adrián ; Vázquez, Ana ; ... More ▼

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Twenty-six years after it was last detected, Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) genotype III reemerged in 2005 in C6rdoba, Argentina, where it caused an outbreak. Two genotype III SLEV strains were isolated from Culex quinquefasciatus. A 71.43% prevalence for neutralizing antibodies was found in domestic fowl in the homestead of a patient with encephalitis.

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