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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV)"”.
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Parasite Burden and Potential Virus Exposure in the Gopher Tortoise <em>(Gopherus polyphemus)</em>
… polyphemus</em>) may serve as hosts for arboviruses, especially Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV), in the southeastern United States, and such a role may be related to endo- and ectoparasite loads in the tortoise. To assess this hypothesis, a survey of gopher tortoises from areas in …
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Blood-Feeding Patterns of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Bridge Vectors at Viral Foci in Southeast Georgia
<p>Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a single-stranded RNA arbovirus (family <em>Togaviridae; </em>genus <em>Alphavirus) </em>endemic to the Atlantic seaboard, southeastern United States, and parts of South America. EEEV produces particularly severe disease in incidental (dead-end) hosts …
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The Behaviour and Ecology of Mosquito Vectors
… has been incriminated as a competent vector of eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in North America. The behaviour and ecology of Cq. perturbans is poorly studied due to how difficult it is to study the immature stages. I attempted to collect and rear Cq. perturbans to establish a …
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Utilizing Proteomic Techniques to Discover Host Protein Interactions with the E1 Glycoprotein of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV) for Anti-Viral Discovery
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is an alphavirus that causes disease in humans and equines eliciting both an agricultural and public health threat. In humans, the disease typically presents as a febrile illness with common signs of fever and malaise. Four to fourteen percent of …