ISOLATION OF ST-LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS-VIRUS IN SOUTH BRAZIL

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LOPES, ODS
SACCHETTA, LDA
COIMBRA, TLM
PEREIRA, LE
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10.4269/ajtmh.1979.28.583
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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Eight strains of a flavivirus identified as St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus were isolated from wild rodents, birds, and sentinel mice in three locations in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1967-1969. No illness attributable to SLE virus infection was detected among the local inhabitants, although about 5% of the local population had neutralizing antibodies to this virus.
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