Serologic evidence of the recent circulation of Saint Louis encephalitis virus and high prevalence of equine encephalitis viruses in horses in the Nhecolândia sub-region in South Pantanal, Central-West Brazil

Serologic evidence of the recent circulation of Saint Louis encephalitis virus and high prevalence of equine encephalitis viruses in horses in the Nhecolândia sub-region in South Pantanal, Central-West Brazil

As in humans, sub-clinical infection by arboviruses in domestic animals is common; however, its detection only occurs during epizootics and the silent circulation of some arboviruses may remain undetected. The objective of the present paper was to assess the current circulation of arboviruses in the...

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Main Authors: Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa, Fernando Neto Tavares, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Fernanda Marcicano Burlandy, Michele Murta, Aiesca Oliveira Pellegrin, Márcia Furlan Nogueira, Edson Elias da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
arbovirus
Pantanal
RT-PCR
neutralization
equines
Brazil
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