Southern Medical Journal · 1980 · 11 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyNeuroinfectious DiseasesVirologyArboviral DiseasesEncephalitisViral InfectionsViral ZoonosesZoonotic Outbreak InvestigationZoonotic VirusesArboviral ZoonosesBlood Sample CollectionHeadache ExaminationHeadache SyndromesTender Lymph NodesVenezuelan Equine EncephalitisZoonotic Viral Diseases
Within 72 hours of visiting the Everglades National Park in south Florida, a 43-year-old man became ill with fever, malaise, myalgia, severe headache, pharyngitis, and enlarged, tender lymph nodes. Everglades (Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, subtype II) virus was isolated from a blood sample drawn from the patient five days after onset of symptoms.