Characterization of Genetic Variability of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses.

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that has caused large outbreaks of severe illness in both horses and humans. New approaches are needed to rapidly infer the origin of a newly discovered VEEV strain, estimate its equine amplification and resultant epidemic po...

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Main Authors: Shea N Gardner, Kevin McLoughlin, Nicholas A Be, Jonathan Allen, Scott C Weaver, Naomi Forrester, Mathilde Guerbois, Crystal Jaing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4824352?pdf=render