Emerging infectious diseases · 2010 · 24 citations · 15 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease EpidemiologyNeuroinfectious DiseasesZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyAnimal Infectious DiseasesEmerging ZoonosesEmerging Zoonotic DiseasesEncephalitisViral EpidemiologyViral ZoonosesEquine VirologyEquine VirusesNovel Viral ZoonosesVenezuelan Equine EncephalitisZoonotic Viral Diseases
Studies have suggested that enzootic strains of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) subtype ID in the Amazon region, Peru, may be less pathogenic to humans than are epizootic variants. Deaths of 2 persons with evidence of acute VEE virus infection indicate that fatal VEEV infection in Peru is likely. Cases may remain underreported.
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