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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 96-97 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2014 |
Funding
This study was supported by a grant from FAPESP – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (No. 08/50617-6), Fellowship No. 06/01179-0, 12/02836-6, and 12/24150-9, and CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa No. 301677/2013-1.
Funders | Funder number |
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo | 08/50617-6, 12/02836-6, 12/24150-9, 06/01179-0 |
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo | |
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico | 301677/2013-1 |
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico |
Keywords
- Arbovirus
- Brazil
- Flavivirus
- Saint Louis encephalitis virus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases