Isolation of St. Louis encephalitis virus from a patient in Belem, Brazil

F. P. Pinheiro, J. W. LeDuc, A. P.A. Travassos da Rosa, O. F. Leite

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Abstract

St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus was isolated from a 21-year-old female hospitalized on 4 October 1978 in Belem, Brazil. Symptomatology on admission included fever, chills, severe headache, abdominal pain, myalgia, arthralgia and jaundice. SLE virus was isolated from her blood drawn on the 8th day of illness and subsequent seroconversion was documented. Serological tests showed the isolate to be closely related to the Belem prototype of SLE virus but distinct from other flaviviruses tested. The patient was discharged without sequelae after 16 days of hospitalization. Epidemiological investigations where the patient worked and lived revealed no evidence of extensive transmission of SLE virus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)145-148
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Virology
  • Infectious Diseases

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