Endemic Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Northern Peru

Endemic Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Northern Peru

Since Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) was isolated in Peru in 1942, >70 isolates have been obtained from mosquitoes, humans, and sylvatic mammals primarily in the Amazon region. To investigate genetic relationships among the Peru VEEV isolates and between the Peru isolates and other V...

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Main Authors: Patricia V. Aguilar, Ivorlyne P. Greene, Lark L. Coffey, Gladys Medina, Abelardo C. Moncayo, Michael Anishchenko, George V. Ludwig, Michael J. Turell, Monica L. O’Guinn, John Lee, Robert B. Tesh, Douglas M. Watts, Kevin L. Russell, Christine Hice, Stephen Yanoviak, Amy C. Morrison, Terry A. Klein, David J. Dohm, Hilda Guzman, Amelia P.A. Travassos da Rosa, Carolina Guevara, Tadeusz J. Kochel, James Olson, Cesar Cabezas, Nikos Vasilakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Encephalitis Virus
Venezuelan Equine Alphavirus
Arbovirus infections
Endemic diseases
Peru
classification
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0634_article

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