Evidence for the Circulation of Equine Encephalosis Virus in Israel since 2001

Equine encephalosis virus (EEV) distribution was thought to be limited to southern Africa until 2008 when we reported EEV in Israel. It was then assumed that the clinical presentation resembled the initial incursion in Israel. To investigate further we conducted a retrospective analysis of equine se...

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Autores principales: Wescott, David G., Mildenberg, Zvia, Bellaiche, Michel, McGowan, Sarah L., Grierson, Sylvia S., Choudhury, Bhudipa, Steinbach, Falko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23950952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070532
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Sumario:Equine encephalosis virus (EEV) distribution was thought to be limited to southern Africa until 2008 when we reported EEV in Israel. It was then assumed that the clinical presentation resembled the initial incursion in Israel. To investigate further we conducted a retrospective analysis of equine sera, which had been collected for diagnosis of other suspected diseases, via serum neutralisation test. The data demonstrated that EEV was circulating as early as 2001 with incidence ranging from 20–100% for time period 2001–2008. As the symptoms of EEV can be similar to other equine notifiable diseases this is a significant finding which highlights the need for vigilance and education to accurately diagnose new and emerging diseases.

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