Isolation of St. Louis encephalitis virus in South Brazil.
Eight strains of a flavivirus identified as St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus were isolated from wild rodents, birds, and sentinel mice in three locations in the State of São Paulo, Brazil from 1967--1969. No illness attributable to SLE virus infection was detected among the local inhabitants, although about 5% of the local population had neutralizing antibodies to this virus.
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001938:Brazil; D004665:Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004668:Encephalitis Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004674:Encephalitis, St. Louis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping
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