Detección molecular de virus de encefalitis de Saint Louis en mosquitos de Buenos Aires, Argentina. / [Molecular detection of Saint Louis encephalitis virus in mosquitoes in Buenos Aires].
Medicina (B Aires)
; 74(6): 433-6, 2014.
Article
en Es
| BINACIS
| ID: bin-133291
ABSTRACT
During March 2013 a population of eared doves (Zenaida auriculata) was established in the center of City of Buenos Aires. Considering the role of these birds as host competent for Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), a CDC light trap was put in place to perform entomologic surveillance. During this month 5 pools of mosquitoes (n = 48) were collected and taxonomically determined. Three of them were classified as Culex pipiens (n = 10) and the other two were Culex spp. (n = 38). In this case, the mosquitoes species could not be determined due to that individuals were damaged. One of the Culex spp. pool was found to be positive for Saint Louis encephalitis virus by molecular techniques. This was then sequenced and classified as genotype III.
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Colección:
06-national
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AR
Base de datos:
BINACIS
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Medicina (B Aires)
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Argentina