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Encephalitis Epidemiology
Study findings from University Nacional of Cordoba broaden understanding of encephalitis epidemiology
July 8th, 2008
Research findings, 'Human outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis detected in Argentina, 2005,' are discussed in a new report. "An outbreak of flavivirus encephalitis occurred in 2005 in Córdoba province, Argentina. To characterize the epidemiologic and clinical features of that outbreak and provide the serologic results that identified St," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Virology report. "Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) as the etiologic agent. From January to May 2005, patients with symptoms of encephalitis, meningitis, or fever with severe headache were evaluated and an etiologic diagnosis achieved by detection of flavivirus-specific antibody sera and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-08)
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