Isolation and Characterization of Madariaga Virus from a Horse in Paraiba State, Brazil

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Silva, M. L. C. R. ; Auguste, A. J. ; Terzian, A. C. B. ; Vedovello, D. ; Riet-Correa, F. ; Macario, V. M. K. ; Mourao, M. P. G. ; Ullmann, L. S. ; Araujo, Jr., J. P. ; Weaver, S. C. ; Nogueira, M. L.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES; v. 64, n. 3, p. 990-993, JUN 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 6

Abstract

Madariaga virus (MADV), the new species designation for the South American isolates of eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), is genetically divergent and substantially different in ecology and pathogenesis from North American EEEV strains. We isolated and characterized a MADV isolate obtained from a horse in Brazil. Our results support previous phylogenetic studies showing there are three genetically distinct MADV lineages. The MADV isolate from Paraiba State belongs to the South American lineage III and is closely related to Peruvian, Colombian and Venezuelan isolates. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/21719-3 - Epidemiological study of dengue (serotypes1-4) in a cohort of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, during 2014-2018
• Grantee: Maurício Lacerda Nogueira
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants