Genotype III Saint Louis encephalitis virus outbreak, Argentina, 2005.
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.
Diaz
Luis Adrián
LA
Instituto de Virologia Dr. J. M. Vanella, Cordoba, Argentina. ladriandiaz@yahoo.com.ar
Ré
Viviana
V
Almirón
Walter R
WR
Farías
Adrián
A
Vázquez
Ana
A
Sanchez-Seco
María Paz
MP
Aguilar
Javier
J
Spinsanti
Lorena
L
Konigheim
Brenda
B
Visintin
Andrés
A
Garciá
Jorge
J
Morales
Maria Alejandra
MA
Tenorio
Antonio
A
Contigiani
Marta
M
D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004665:Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D004674:Encephalitis, St. Louis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors