Infection with Saint Louis encephalitis virus in the city of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil: report of one case

Infection with Saint Louis encephalitis virus in the city of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil: report of one case

Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus from the Americas. In this report we describe aspects of the laboratory diagnosis of a patient with an acute febrile illness induced by SLEV that was initially diagnosed as dengue by positive IgM-ELISA. Infection with this virus is...

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Main Authors: Felipe Gonçalves Motta Maia, Juliana Helena Chávez, William Marciel de Souza, Marilia Farignoli Romeiro, Luiza Antunes de Castro-Jorge, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Saint Louis encephalitis virus
Arbovirus
Flavivirus
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121401546X

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