Zoonotic Alphaviruses in Fatal and Neurologic Infections in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa

Zoonotic Alphaviruses in Fatal and Neurologic Infections in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa

Alphaviruses from Africa, such as Middelburg virus (MIDV), and Sindbis virus (SINV), were detected in horses with neurologic disease in South Africa, but their host ranges remain unknown. We investigated the contribution of alphaviruses to neurologic infections and death in wildlife and domestic ani...

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Main Authors: Jumari Steyn, Isabel Fourie, Johan Steyl, June Williams, Voula Stivaktas, Elizabeth Botha, Stefanie van Niekerk, Bjorn Reininghaus, Marietjie Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Alphaviruses
viruses
Middelburg virus
Sindbis virus
neurologic infections
nonequine domestic animals
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/19-1179_article

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