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

van Niekerk, Stephanie; Human, Stacey; Williams, June; van Wilpe, Erna; Pretorius, Marthi; Swanepoel, Robert; Venter, Marietjie

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

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Dec 2015
By van Niekerk, Stephanie ; Human, Stacey ; Williams, June ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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van Niekerk, Stephanie ; Human, Stacey ; Williams, June ; van Wilpe, Erna ; Pretorius, Marthi ; Swanepoel, Robert ; Venter, Marietjie
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Alphavirus Animals Dispatch Horses Humans Phylogeny Sindbis Virus Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 21(12):2225-2229
Pubmed ID:

26583836
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4672445
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

21
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:d07c1384ee5b5b39b927b283eff2df9434be5baa397ebe2e482fa42d70209663
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