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Exploring Genomic, Geographic and Virulence Interactions among Epidemic and Non-Epidemic St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (Flavivirus) Strains.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Diaz Luis A, Goñi Sandra E, Iserte Javier A, Quaglia Agustín I, Singh Amber, Logue Christopher H, Powers Ann M, Contigiani Marta S
Abstract excerpt
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is a re-emerging arbovirus in South America. In 2005, an encephalitis outbreak caused by SLEV was reported in Argentina. The reason for the outbreak remains unknown, but may have been related to virological factors, changes in vectors populations, avian amplifying hosts, and/or environmental conditions. The main goal of this study was to characterize the complete genome of...
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