Arboviral encephalitis in Costa Rican horses: 2009-2016
Author(s) -
Carlos Jiménez,
Mario Romero,
Martha Piche,
Mario Baldi,
Alejandro Alfaro-Alarcón,
Andrea Chaves,
J. Morales,
Bernal León,
Sabine E. Hutter,
Eugenia CorralesAguilar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.11.375
Subject(s) - arbovirus , virology , encephalitis , outbreak , alphavirus , venezuelan equine encephalitis virus , virus , medicine , veterinary medicine , biology
Arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus and Flavivirus
can cause febrile illness and sometimes neurological disease
in both humans and animals. West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern
Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV), Western Equine Encephalitis
Virus (WEEV) and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV) are
endemic in the Mesoamerican region and the local appearance of
these viruses is regulated by the amount of vectors and reservoirs.
The objective of this research was to establish the etiologic
agents associated with the presentation of arboviral neurological
disease in Costa Rican horses from 2009-2016.UCR::Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias de la Salud::Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales (CIET
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