Open forum infectious diseases.
Publisher:
Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America,
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Infectious Diseases Society of America,, HIV Medicine Association,
Start Year:2014 -
ISSN:
2328-8957 (Electronic)
2328-8957 (Linking)
2328-8957 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.2
2022
| NLM ID: | 101637045 |
| (OCoLC): | 841980044 |
| LCCN: | 2013201218 |
Clinical and Serological Findings of Madariaga and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viral Infections: A Follow-up Study 5 Years After an Outbreak in Panama. Human cases of Madariaga virus (MADV) infection were first detected during an outbreak in 2010 in eastern Panama, where Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) also circulates. Little is known about the long-term consequences of either alphavirus infection. Methods: A follow-up study of the 2010 outbreak was undertaken in 2015. An additional survey was carried out 2 weeks after a separate 2017 alphavirus outbreak in a neighboring population in eastern Panama. Serological studies and statistical analyses were undertaken in both populations. Results: Among the originally alphavirus-seronegat...