Inquérito sorológico da infecção pelos vírus da encefalomielite equina no estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Abstract

Foi investigada a ocorrência da infecção pelos vírus da Encelafalomielite Equina do Leste (EEE), Encefalomielite Equina do Oeste (WEE) e Encefalomielite Equina Venezuelana (VEE) em equídeos não vacinados contra tais agentes, criados em dez delegacias regionais do estado de Minas Gerais

Co-infection of Peruvian horse sickness virus and West Nile virus associated with neurological diseases in horses from Brazil

“…In Brazil, several arboviruses that can cause neurological signs in horses have been reported by serological tests. These include EEEV and WEEV with serological evidences of circulation in the Pantanal and Amazon regions [ 22 , 23 ], causing neurological signs in horses from the northeast region of Brazil [ 24 ] and with presence of antibodies to VEEV in Minas Gerais, Brazil [ 25 ]. However, sometimes it is not possible to identify the cause of the disease by serological tests or PCR.…”

Serological evidence of Eastern equine encephalitis circulation in equids in Pará state, Brazil

“…Previous serological surveys reported the prevalence of antibodies against EEEV in the Brazilian Amazon and other Brazilian states, including studies by Aguiar et al (2008 ) in the state of Rondônia (21% prevalence); Cunha et al (2009 ) in the state of São Paulo (16% prevalence); Pauvolid-Corrêa et al (2010 ) in the South Pantanal (47.7% prevalence); Melo et al (2012 ) in the Amazon, Pantanal, and Cerrado biomes of the state of Mato Grosso (35.5% prevalence); Lara et al (2014 ) in the state of Minas Gerais (30.2% prevalence); and Pauvolid-Corrêa et al (2015) in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (18% prevalence).…”