Genotype III Saint Louis encephalitis virus outbreak, Argentina, 2005

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Nov;12(11):1752-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1211.060486.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Argentina / epidemiology
  • Culicidae / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / classification*
  • Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / genetics
  • Encephalitis, St. Louis / epidemiology*
  • Encephalitis, St. Louis / microbiology
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Time Factors