Genetic characterization of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru: identification of a new subtype ID lineage

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of human and equine cases of severe disease in the Americas. A passive surveillance study was conducted in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to determine the arboviral etiology of febrile illness. Patients with suspec...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2009-09, Vol.3 (9), p.e514-e514
Main Authors: Aguilar, Patricia V, Adams, A Paige, Suárez, Victor, Beingolea, Luis, Vargas, Jorge, Manock, Stephen, Freire, Juan, Espinoza, Willan R, Felices, Vidal, Diaz, Ana, Liang, Xiaodong, Roca, Yelin, Weaver, Scott C, Kochel, Tadeusz J
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Language:English
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Demography
Encephalitis
Evolution
Genotype & phenotype
Illnesses
Patients
Phylogenetics
Public health
Tropical diseases
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
Virology
Virology/Emerging Viral Diseases
Viruses
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Summary:Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of human and equine cases of severe disease in the Americas. A passive surveillance study was conducted in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to determine the arboviral etiology of febrile illness. Patients with suspected viral-associated, acute, undifferentiated febrile illness of
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000514