Silent circulation of St. Louis encephalitis virus prior to an encephalitis outbreak in Cordoba, Argentina (2005).

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Luis Adrian Díaz, Guillermo Albrieu Llinás, Ana Vázquez, Antonio Tenorio, Marta Silvia Contigiani
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Argentina; St. Louis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001489; https://doaj.org/article/41cc1a3c3e634c48994cc1598fca01e5

St. Louis encephalitis virus is a complex zoonoses. In 2005, 47 laboratory-confirmed and probable clinical cases of SLEV infection were reported in Córdoba, Argentina. Although the causes of 2005 outbreak remain unknown, they might be related not only to virological factors, but also to ecological a...