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Emergence of genotype III St. Louis encephalitis virus in the western United States potentially linked to a wetland in Argentina.
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2024
Beranek Mauricio, Torres Carolina, Laurito Magdalena, Farías Adrián, Contigiani Marta, Almirón Walter, Diaz Adrián
Abstract excerpt
St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is endemic in the Americas and its transmission networks involve Culex mosquitoes and avian species. In 2015, a human encephalitis outbreak took place in Arizona and California, indicating the re-emergence of this pathogen in the US. Viral strains isolated in that outbreak belong to genotype III SLEV previously detected only in South America. In this study, genotype III SLEV...
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