Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine
"Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of ALPHAVIRUS that is the etiologic agent of encephalomyelitis in humans and equines in the United States, southern Canada, and parts of South America.
MeSH Number(s)
B04.820.850.054.360
B04.909.777.270.440
B04.909.777.923.054.360
Concept/Terms
Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine- Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine
- Encephalomyelitis Virus, Western Equine
- Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses
- Viruses, Western Equine Encephalitis
- WEE Virus
- WEE Viruses
- Western equine encephalitis virus
- Encephalitis Viruses, Western Equine
- Virus, Western Equine Encephalitis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine" by people in Profiles.
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Neurotropic arboviruses induce interferon regulatory factor 3-mediated neuronal responses that are cytoprotective, interferon independent, and inhibited by Western equine encephalitis virus capsid. J Virol. 2013 Feb; 87(3):1821-33.
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A heterologous coiled coil can substitute for helix I of the Sindbis virus capsid protein. J Virol. 2003 Aug; 77(15):8345-53.
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Western equine encephalomyelitis: virulence markers and their epidemiologic significance. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Sep; 49(3):322-8.
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Reevaluation of the western equine encephalitis antigenic complex of alphaviruses (family Togaviridae) as determined by neutralization tests. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1988 Mar; 38(2):447-52.
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Host-feeding patterns of Argentine mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) collected during and after an epizootic of western equine encephalitis. J Med Entomol. 1987 Mar; 24(2):260-7.
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Arbovirus isolations from mosquitoes collected during and after the 1982-1983 epizootic of western equine encephalitis in Argentina. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1987 Jan; 36(1):107-13.
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Arbovirus investigations in Argentina, 1977-1980. III. Identification and characterization of viruses isolated, including new subtypes of western and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses and four new bunyaviruses (Las Maloyas, Resistencia, Barranqueras, and Antequera). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1985 Sep; 34(5):956-65.
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Arbovirus investigations in Argentina, 1977-1980. IV. Serologic surveys and sentinel equine program. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1985 Sep; 34(5):966-75.
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Arbovirus investigations in Argentina, 1977-1980. I. Historical aspects and description of study sites. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1985 Sep; 34(5):937-44.
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Arbovirus investigations in Argentina, 1977-1980. II. Arthropod collections and virus isolations from Argentine mosquitoes. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1985 Sep; 34(5):945-55.