Genetic characterization of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru: identification of a new subtype ID lineage.

• Main Authors: Patricia V Aguilar (Author), A Paige Adams (Author), Victor Suárez (Author), Luis Beingolea (Author), Jorge Vargas (Author), Stephen Manock (Author), Juan Freire (Author), Willan R Espinoza (Author), Vidal Felices (Author), Ana Diaz (Author), Xiaodong Liang (Author), Yelin Roca (Author), Scott C Weaver (Author), Tadeusz J Kochel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...