Sindbis and Middelburg Old World Alphaviruses Associated with Neurologic Disease in Horses, South Africa

Autor: Stephanie van Niekerk, Stacey Human, June Williams, Erna van Wilpe, Marthi Pretorius, Robert Swanepoel, Marietjie Venter
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 12, Pp 2225-2229 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2112.150132
Popis: Old World alphaviruses were identified in 52 of 623 horses with febrile or neurologic disease in South Africa. Five of 8 Sindbis virus infections were mild; 2 of 3 fatal cases involved co-infections. Of 44 Middelburg virus infections, 28 caused neurologic disease; 12 were fatal. Middelburg virus likely has zoonotic potential.
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