Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010.

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) has been the causative agent for sporadic epidemics and equine epizootics throughout the Americas since the 1930s. In 1969, an outbreak of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) spread rapidly from Guatemala and through the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, reach...

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Main Authors: A Paige Adams, Roberto Navarro-Lopez, Francisco J Ramirez-Aguilar, Irene Lopez-Gonzalez, Grace Leal, Jose M Flores-Mayorga, Amelia P A Travassos da Rosa, Kali D Saxton-Shaw, Amber J Singh, Erin M Borland, Ann M Powers, Robert B Tesh, Scott C Weaver, Jose G Estrada-Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3486887?pdf=render