Genotype III Saint Louis encephalitis virus outbreak, Argentina, 2005.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Luis Adrián Diaz, Viviana Ré, Walter R Almirón, Adrián Farías, Ana Vázquez, María Paz Sanchez-Seco, Javier Aguilar, Lorena Spinsanti, Brenda Konigheim, Andrés Visintin, Jorge Garciá, Maria Alejandra Morales, Antonio Tenorio, Marta Contigiani
• Journal: Emerging infectious diseases (Emerg Infect Dis) Vol. 12 Issue 11 Pg. 1752-4 (Nov 2006) ISSN: 1080-6040 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17283629 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Animals
• Argentina (epidemiology)
• Culicidae (virology)
• Disease Outbreaks
• Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis (classification, genetics)
• Encephalitis, St. Louis (epidemiology, microbiology)
• Female
• Genotype
• Humans
• Time Factors