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INTRODUCTION:St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is a re-emerging arbovirus in South America, with reported cases in humans in Argentina and Brazil. This fact indicates that there is an urgent need to increase the current knowledge about this virus in order to control and prevent future cases. Exhaustive epidemiological and laboratory investigation is required to ensure fast, accurate identification of the viral agent and allow prompt surveillance action by health authorities. Herein, we report the development of a species-specific RT-nested PCR to detect SLEV. MATERIAL AND METHODS:After selecting the SLEV genomic region providing the greatest information on the natural genetic variability of this virus, degenerated oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 234-bp fragment of the envelope gene from nine SLEV strains (Parton, BeH356964, SPAN11916, AN9275, AN9124, 78V6507 and 3 SLEV strains obtained from naturally infected mosquito pools). RESULTS:The method was able to identify the genome of all the SLEV strains tested and did not amplify unrelated RNA viruses, such as yellow fever virus, Ilheus virus, dengue-2 virus, Bussuquara virus, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and Murray Valley encephalitis virus. The method was specific and sensitive, with a lower detection limit of < 10 plaque-forming units. CONCLUSION:This molecular assay is a reliable procedure with a wide spectrum for detecting the natural diversity of SLEV and may be useful for ecological studies, clinical and laboratory settings and virological surveillance.
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Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clinjournal_title
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinicaauthors
Ré V,Spinsanti L,Farías A,Díaz A,Vázquez A,Aguilar J,Tenorio A,Contigiani Mdoi
10.1157/13114389subject
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2008-01-01 00:00:00pages
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1578-1852pii
S0213-005X(08)72645-4journal_volume
26pub_type
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