Genotype III Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus Outbreak, Argentina, 2005

• Main Authors: Luis Adrián Diaz, Viviana Ré, Walter R. Almirón, Adrián Farías, Ana Vázquez, María Paz Sanchez-Seco, Javier Aguilar, Lorena Spinsanti, Brenda Konigheim, Andrés Visintin, Jorge García, Maria Alejandra Morales, Antonio Tenorio, Marta Contigiani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-11-01
• Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Subjects: Saint Louis viral encephalitis; Diseases outbreaks; Culex; Poultry; dispatch; Argentina
• Online Access: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/11/06-0486_article

Twenty-six years after it was last detected, Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) genotype III reemerged in 2005 in Córdoba, Argentina, where it caused an outbreak. Two genotype III SLEV strains were isolated from Culex quinquefasciatus. A 71.43% prevalence for neutralizing antibodies was found in domestic fowl in the homestead of a patient with encephalitis.