| antibodies to arthropod-borne encephalitis viruses in small mammals from southern florida. | from 1987 through 1991, blood samples were collected from 10 species of small mammals in indian river country, florida (usa). sera from 1,347 animals were analyzed for hemagglutination-inhibition (hi) antibody to st. louis encephalitis (sle) and eastern equine encephalitis (eee) viruses. of these, 75 (5.6%) were positive for hi antibody to sle virus and 121 (9.0%) were positive for eee antibody. sera from five mammalian species were tested for neutralizing (nt) antibody to sle, eee, highlands j ... | 1996 | 8827668 |
| experimental everglades virus infection of cotton rats (sigmodon hispidus). | everglades virus (evev), an alphavirus in the venezuelan equine encephalitis (vee) serocomplex, circulates among rodents and vector mosquitoes and infects humans, causing a febrile disease sometimes accompanied by neurologic manifestations. evev circulates near metropolitan miami, which indicates the potential for substantial human disease, should outbreaks arise. we characterized evev infection of cotton rats in south florida, usa, to validate their role in enzootic transmission. to evaluate wh ... | 2004 | 15663857 |