Volume 12, Number 11—November 2006
Dispatch
Genotype III Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus Outbreak, Argentina, 2005
Luis Adrián Diaz*
, Viviana Ré*, Walter R. Almirón†, Adrián Farías*, Ana Vázquez‡, María Paz Sanchez-Seco‡, Javier Aguilar*, Lorena Spinsanti*, Brenda Konigheim*, Andrés Visintin†, Jorge García§, Maria Alejandra Morales§, Antonio Tenorio‡, and Marta Contigiani*
, Viviana Ré*, Walter R. Almirón†, Adrián Farías*, Ana Vázquez‡, María Paz Sanchez-Seco‡, Javier Aguilar*, Lorena Spinsanti*, Brenda Konigheim*, Andrés Visintin†, Jorge García§, Maria Alejandra Morales§, Antonio Tenorio‡, and Marta Contigiani*
Table
Saint Louis encephalitis virus neutralizing antibody titers detected in domestic birds*
| Host | Samples P/T | NtAb prevalence (%) | Age (mo) | Range in NtAb titer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anser anser (goose) | 4/5 | 80 | >12 | 1,280† |
| Gallus gallus (chicken) | 3/3 | 100 | <3 | 1,280† |
| 8/13 | 62 | >12 | 20–1,280
*At residence of a patient with Saint Louis encephalitis, during outbreak in Córdoba, Argentina, February 2005. P/T, number of positive samples/total samples analyzed; NtAb, neutralizing antibodies. |
*At residence of a patient with Saint Louis encephalitis, during outbreak in Córdoba, Argentina, February 2005. P/T, number of positive samples/total samples analyzed; NtAb, neutralizing antibodies.
†There was no NtAb range in these 2 cases. All positive sera had the same titer.
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