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

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Nov 2006
By Diaz, Luis Adrián ; Ré, Viviana ; Almirón, Walter R. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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
Description:

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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Animals Argentina Culex Culicidae Disease Outbreaks Diseases Outbreaks Dispatch Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis Female Genotype Humans Poultry Saint Louis Viral Encephalitis Time Factors
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(11):1752-1754.
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Journal Article
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12
Issue:

11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:6ea1c47d5ae229a2d359794e4d1634bb6aeae43282a6cbcccc90820f6ffedf53
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