Human disease in ribeira valley, brazil caused by caraparu, a group c arbovirus - Report of a case

Lygia Busch Iversson, Amélia P. A. Travassos da Rosa, Terezinha Lisieux M. Coimbra, Ivani Bisordi Ferreira, Elza da Silva Nassar
1987 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo  
The clinical and laboratory data of a disease in a resident of Ribeira Valley, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil, caused by an agent close or identical to Caraparu, a Group C arbovirus, was described. Although there is evidence of an intensive circulation of several arboviruses in the area, no diagnosis of human disease by these agents has been made, except the encephalitis cases caused by Rocio virus during an epidemic in 1975-1977. An antigenic difference between Caraparu strains isolated
more » ... n São Paulo and in Pará States and a close antigenic relationship between Caraparu strain from São Paulo and Bruconha virus were suggested by the serological tests.
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651987000200009 pmid:3122303 fatcat:tanpvpui2fgwzcpx5vqrzlsjia