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Genotype III Saint Louis encephalitis virus outbreak, Argentina, 2005.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2006
Diaz Luis Adrián, Ré Viviana, Almirón Walter R, Farías Adrián, Vázquez Ana, Sanchez-Seco María Paz, Aguilar Javier, Spinsanti Lorena, Konigheim Brenda, Visintin Andrés, Garciá Jorge, Morales Maria Alejandra, Tenorio Antonio, Contigiani Marta
Abstract excerpt
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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