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

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 26; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijid.2014.05.018

ISSN

1878-3511

Autores

Felipe Gonçalves Motta Maia, Juliana Helena Chávez, William Marciel de Souza, Marília Farignoli Romeiro, Luíza Antunes de Castro-Jorge, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Luíz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo,

Tópico(s)

Malaria Research and Control

Resumo

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 probably not rare in Brazil, but cases remain undiagnosed. It is necessary to improve the surveillance system, including laboratories, for the diagnosis of SLEV in Brazil.

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