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Elsevier, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, (26), p. 96-97, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.05.018

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Infection with Saint Louis encephalitis virus in the city of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil: report of one case

Journal article published in 2014 by Felipe Gonçalves Motta Maia ORCID, Juliana Helena Chávez, William Marciel de Souza, Marilia Farignoli Romeiro, Luiza Antunes de Castro-Jorge, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
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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. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.