Ilheus feverA83.6

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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illiheus encephalitis; llheus fever

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Laemmert and Hughes, 1947

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Arbovirosis caused by the Ilheus virus, which belongs to the Flaviviridae family. Vectors are mainly Aedes spp. and Psorophora spp.

Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.

Performances in Brazil and Trinidad. There is a bird-mosquito cycle in forested areas.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

Mild courses, fever, headache, viral exanthema and encephalitis are possible. So far no deaths have been described.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Symptomatic.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Laemmert H, Hughes T (1947) The virus of Ilheus encephalitis: isolation, serological specificity and transmission. J Immunol 55: 61-67

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer