Reemergence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus, California, 2015

Reemergence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus, California, 2015

St. Louis encephalitis virus infection was detected in summer 2015 in southern California after an 11-year absence, concomitant with an Arizona outbreak. Sequence comparisons showed close identity of California and Arizona isolates with 2005 Argentine isolates, suggesting introduction from South Ame...

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Main Authors: Gregory S. White, Kelly Symmes, Pu Sun, Ying Fang, Sandra Garcia, Cody Steiner, Kirk Smith, William K. Reisen, Lark L. Coffey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
St. Louis encephalitis virus
arbovirus
flavivirus
California
mosquitoborne virus
emerging
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/12/16-0805_article
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Summary:St. Louis encephalitis virus infection was detected in summer 2015 in southern California after an 11-year absence, concomitant with an Arizona outbreak. Sequence comparisons showed close identity of California and Arizona isolates with 2005 Argentine isolates, suggesting introduction from South America and underscoring the value of continued arbovirus surveillance.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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