Sindbis and Middelburg old world alphaviruses associated with disease in horses, South Africa
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Van Niekerk, Stephanie
Human, Stacey
Williams, June Heather
Van Wilpe, Erna
Pretorius, Marthi Andréa
Swanepoel, Robert
Venter, Marietjie
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Abstract
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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Horses -- Diseases, Sindbis virus, Infections, Middelburg virus, South Africa, Alphaviruses
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Van Niekerk, S, Human, S, Williams, J, Van Wilpe, E, Pretorius, M, Swanepoel, R & Venter, M 2015, 'Sindbis and Middelburg old world alphaviruses associated with disease in horses, South Africa', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 2225-2229.