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Isolation and Characterization of Madariaga Virus from a Horse in Paraíba State, Brazil
Author(s) -
Silva M. L. C. R.,
Auguste A. J.,
Terzian A. C. B.,
Vedovello D.,
RietCorrea F.,
Macário V. M. K.,
Mourão M. P. G.,
Ullmann L. S.,
Araújo J. P.,
Weaver S. C.,
Nogueira M. L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12441
Subject(s) - phylogenetic tree , biology , isolation (microbiology) , lineage (genetic) , virus , horse , phylogenetics , virus isolation , virology , alphavirus , zoology , genetics , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , paleontology
Summary Madariaga virus ( MADV ), the new species designation for the S outh A merican isolates of eastern equine encephalitis virus ( EEEV ), is genetically divergent and substantially different in ecology and pathogenesis from N orth A merican EEEV strains. We isolated and characterized a MADV isolate obtained from a horse in Brazil. Our results support previous phylogenetic studies showing there are three genetically distinct MADV lineages. The MADV isolate from P araíba S tate belongs to the S outh A merican lineage III and is closely related to P eruvian, C olombian and V enezuelan isolates.