Epidemiological Alert: New Confirmed Cases of Saint Louis Encephalitis in Capital City and Province of Buenos Aires, Risk of Viral Circulation (31 March 2010).

The Ministry of Health of Argentina had confirmed new cases of Saint Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus infection. Until 29 March 2010, it has been reported four confirmed cases of SLE infection in the nation’s capital city and in Buenos Aires province. The SLE virus had previously caused outbreaks in the central part of the country (mainly in the provinces of Córdoba and Entre Ríos), and this is the first time that it has been detected in Buenos Aires.

 Epidemiological Alert:New Confirmed Cases of Saint Louis Encephalitis in Capital City and Province of Buenos Aires, (31 March 2010)