Title
Venezuelan equine encephalitis and 2 human deaths, Peru
Date Issued
01 March 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Aguilar P.V.
Halsey E.S.
Perez J.
Valderrama Y.
Kochel T.J.
Unidad de Investigación Médica Naval-6
Unidad de Investigación Médica Naval-6
Abstract
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.
Start page
553
End page
556
Volume
16
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77649139932
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus