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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Main Authors: Patricia V Aguilar, A Paige Adams, Victor Suárez, Luis Beingolea, Jorge Vargas, Stephen Manock, Juan Freire, Willan R Espinoza, Vidal Felices, Ana Diaz, Xiaodong Liang, Yelin Roca, Scott C Weaver, Tadeusz J Kochel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2734058?pdf=render