학술논문
Infection with Saint Louis encephalitis virus in the city of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil: report of one case.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
*VIRUS diseases
*SAINT Louis encephalitis
*ENCEPHALITIS viruses
*REPORTING of diseases
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ISSN
1201-9712
Abstract
Summary 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]