Circulation of Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Ilhéus, Maguari and Tacaiuma viruses in equines of the Brazilian Pantanal, South America Circulação dos virus das encefalites equina do Leste e Oeste, Ilhéus, Maguari e Tacaiuma em equinos da região do Pantanal brasileiro, América do Sul

Circulation of Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Ilhéus, Maguari and Tacaiuma viruses in equines of the Brazilian Pantanal, South America Circulação dos virus das encefalites equina do Leste e Oeste, Ilhéus, Maguari e Tacaiuma em equinos da região do Pantanal brasileiro, América do Sul

Neutralizing antibodies to EEE (6.7%), WEE (1.2%), ILH (26.6%), MAG (28.2%) and TCM (15.7%) viruses were found in sera of 432 equines of the Brazilian Pantanal, area where undiagnosed horse deaths are frequently observed. A 4-fold rise in CF titer to EEE virus was detected in acute and convalescent...

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Main Authors: Lygia Busch Iversson, Roberto Aguilar M.S. Silva, Amélia P.A. Travassos da Rosa, Vera Lúcia R.S. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1993-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Arboviruses
Pantanal region
Equine encephalitis
Serological survey in equines
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