Ilheus fever A83.6
Synonym(s)
illiheus encephalitis; llheus fever
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Laemmert and Hughes, 1947
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Arbovirosis caused by the Ilheus virus, which belongs to the Flaviviridae family. Vectors are mainly Aedes spp. and Psorophora spp.
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Performances in Brazil and Trinidad. There is a bird-mosquito cycle in forested areas.
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Mild courses, fever, headache, viral exanthema and encephalitis are possible. So far no deaths have been described.
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Symptomatic.
Literature This section has been translated automatically.
- Laemmert H, Hughes T (1947) The virus of Ilheus encephalitis: isolation, serological specificity and transmission. J Immunol 55: 61-67