Title
Isolation of complete equine encephalitis virus genome from human swab specimen, Peru
Date Issued
01 August 2018
Resource Type
Journal
Author(s)
Juarez D.
Guevara C.
Wiley M.
Torre A.
Palacios G.
Halsey E.S.
Ampuero S.
Leguia M.
Abstract
While studying respiratory infections in Peru, we identified Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) in a nasopharyngeal swab, indicating that this alphavirus can be present in human respiratory secretions. Because VEEV may be infectious when aerosolized, our finding is relevant for the management of VEEV-infected patients and for VEEV transmission studies.
Start page
1578
End page
1580
Volume
24
Issue
8
DOI
10.3201/eid2408.171274
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85050379897
PubMed ID
30016240
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Resource of which it is part
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Source funding
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus