| Literature DB >> 24998462 |
Felipe Gonçalves Motta Maia1, Juliana Helena Chávez1, William Marciel de Souza2, Marilia Farignoli Romeiro1, Luiza Antunes de Castro-Jorge1, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca1, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo3.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Arbovirus; Brazil; Flavivirus; Saint Louis encephalitis virus
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24998462 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.05.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Infect Dis ISSN： 1201-9712 Impact factor: 3.623