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Detection of encephalitis-causing viruses reveals predominance of chikungunya virus in the state of Bahia, Brazil

2024; Elsevier BV; Volume: 145; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107090

ISSN

1878-3511

Autores

Maria Paula de Souza Sampaio, Mateus Santana do Rosário, Lorena Cunha Martins, Luiza Vieira Luedy Trindade, Marcos Vinicius Lima de Oliveira Francisco, Bernardo Gratival Gouvea Costa, Gessica Almeida Vasconcelos, Ítalo Andrade Barbosa Lima, Yasmin Santos Freitas Macêdo, Fernanda Maria Lessa Carvalho, Marina Borges Rabelo de Santana, Ricardo Khouri, Hegger Fritsch, Joilson Xavier, Vagner Fonseca, Marta Giovanetti, Arabela Leal e Silva de Mello, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Gúbio Soares Campos, Pedro Antônio Pereira de Jesus, Daniel Santana Farias, Murilo Santos de Souza, Adilson Junior Pinto Galvão, Felipe Oliveira Costa, Márcia Carvalho Bessa, Janeusa Rita Leite Primo Chagas, Celia Silvany, José Teles, Maricélia Maia de Lima, Tarsis Leonardo Almeida Farias, Tiago Gräf, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira,

Tópico(s)

Viral Infections and Vectors

Resumo

Encephalitis is a severe neurological syndrome for which herpesvirus and enteroviruses are the most common etiological agents. Arboviruses, a wildly diverse group of pathogens, are also critical epidemiological agents associated with encephalitis. In Brazil, little is known about the causative agents of encephalitis.

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