Article
Genetic evidence that epizootic Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) viruses may have evolved from enzootic VEE subtype I-D virus.
Virology - 1 Dec 1992
Kinney R M, Tsuchiya K R, Sneider J M, Trent D W
Abstract excerpt
An important question pertaining to the natural history of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus concerns the source of epizootic, equine-virulent strains. An endemic source of epizootic virus has not been identified, despite intensive surveillance. One of the theories of epizootic strain origin is that epizootic VEE viruses evolve from enzootic strains. Likely enzootic sources of VEE virus occur in Colombia...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Biological Evolution
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine
- Genes, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- Horses
