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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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, reaching Texas in 1971. Since this outbreak, there have been very few studies to determine the northward extent of endemic VEEV in this region. This study reports the findings of serologic surveillance in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico from 2003-2010. Phylogenetic analysis was also performed on viral isolates from this region to determine whether there have been substantial genetic changes in VEEV since the 1960s. Based on the findings of this study, the Gulf Coast lineage of subtype IE VEEV continues to actively circulate in this region of Mexico and appears to be responsible for infection of humans and animals throughout this region, including the northern State of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7575f3ee20b1408bad48fa4a1a8d58882025-02-21T05:43:15ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352012-01-01611e187510.1371/journal.pntd.0001875Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010.A Paige AdamsRoberto Navarro-LopezFrancisco J Ramirez-AguilarIrene Lopez-GonzalezGrace LealJose M Flores-MayorgaAmelia P A Travassos da RosaKali D Saxton-ShawAmber J SinghErin M BorlandAnn M PowersRobert B TeshScott C WeaverJose G Estrada-FrancoVenezuelan 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, reaching Texas in 1971. Since this outbreak, there have been very few studies to determine the northward extent of endemic VEEV in this region. This study reports the findings of serologic surveillance in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico from 2003-2010. Phylogenetic analysis was also performed on viral isolates from this region to determine whether there have been substantial genetic changes in VEEV since the 1960s. Based on the findings of this study, the Gulf Coast lineage of subtype IE VEEV continues to actively circulate in this region of Mexico and appears to be responsible for infection of humans and animals throughout this region, including the northern State of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas.https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001875&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | 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 Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010. |
| title_full | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010. |
| title_fullStr | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010. |
| title_short | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, 2003-2010. |
| title_sort | venezuelan equine encephalitis virus activity in the gulf coast region of mexico 2003 2010 |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001875&type=printable |
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