Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection
- Autores
- Pisano, María Belén; Oria, Griselda Inés; Beskow, Geraldine; Aguilar, Javier; Konigheim, Brenda; Cacace, María Luisa; Aguirre, Luis; Stein, Marina; Contigiani, Marta Silvia
- Año de publicación
- 2013
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses (VEEV) are responsible for human diseases in the Americas, producing severe or mild illness with symptoms indistinguishable from dengue and other arboviral diseases. For this reason, many cases remain without certain diagnosis. Seroprevalence studies for VEEV subtypes IAB, ID, IF (Mosso das Pedras virus; MDPV), IV (Pixuna virus; PIXV) and VI (Rio Negro virus; RNV) were conducted in persons from Northern provinces of Argentina: Salta, Chaco and Corrientes, using plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). RNV was detected in all studied provinces. Chaco presented the highest prevalence of this virus (14.1%). Antibodies against VEEV IAB and -for the first time- against MDPV and PIXV were also detected in Chaco province. In Corrientes, seroprevalence against RNV was 1.3% in the pediatric population, indicating recent infections. In Salta, this was the first investigation of VEEV members, and antibodies against RNV and PIXV were detected. These results provide evidence of circulation of many VEE viruses in Northern Argentina, showing that surveillance of these infectious agents should be intensified.
Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.
Fil: Beskow, Geraldine. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Medicina Regional; Argentina.
Fil: Aguilar, Javier. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.
Fil: Konigheim, Brenda. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.
Fil: Cacace, María Luisa. Hospital San Vicente de Paul; Argentina.
Fil: Aguirre, Luis. Hospital Dante Tardelli. Pampa del Indio Chaco; Argentina.
Fil: Stein, Marina. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Medicina Regional; Argentina.
Fil: Stein, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Nordeste; Argentina.
Fil: Contigiani, Marta Silvia. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina. - Fuente
- PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, vol. 7, no. 12, p. 1-7.
- Materia
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Salta
Chaco (Argentina)
Corrientes - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/
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- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
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- oai:repositorio.unne.edu.ar:123456789/1666
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human InfectionPisano, María BelénOria, Griselda InésBeskow, GeraldineAguilar, JavierKonigheim, BrendaCacace, María LuisaAguirre, LuisStein, MarinaContigiani, Marta SilviaSaltaChaco (Argentina)CorrientesVenezuelan equine encephalitis viruses (VEEV) are responsible for human diseases in the Americas, producing severe or mild illness with symptoms indistinguishable from dengue and other arboviral diseases. For this reason, many cases remain without certain diagnosis. Seroprevalence studies for VEEV subtypes IAB, ID, IF (Mosso das Pedras virus; MDPV), IV (Pixuna virus; PIXV) and VI (Rio Negro virus; RNV) were conducted in persons from Northern provinces of Argentina: Salta, Chaco and Corrientes, using plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). RNV was detected in all studied provinces. Chaco presented the highest prevalence of this virus (14.1%). Antibodies against VEEV IAB and -for the first time- against MDPV and PIXV were also detected in Chaco province. In Corrientes, seroprevalence against RNV was 1.3% in the pediatric population, indicating recent infections. In Salta, this was the first investigation of VEEV members, and antibodies against RNV and PIXV were detected. These results provide evidence of circulation of many VEE viruses in Northern Argentina, showing that surveillance of these infectious agents should be intensified.Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.Fil: Beskow, Geraldine. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Medicina Regional; Argentina.Fil: Aguilar, Javier. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.Fil: Konigheim, Brenda. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.Fil: Cacace, María Luisa. Hospital San Vicente de Paul; Argentina.Fil: Aguirre, Luis. Hospital Dante Tardelli. Pampa del Indio Chaco; Argentina.Fil: Stein, Marina. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Medicina Regional; Argentina.Fil: Stein, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Nordeste; Argentina.Fil: Contigiani, Marta Silvia. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina.2013-12-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfp. 1-7application/pdfPisano, María Belén, et al., 2013. Virus de la encefalitis equina venezolana (VEEV) en Argentina: evidencia serológica de infección humana. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. San Francisco, vol. 7, no. 12, p. 1-7. ISSN e2551.http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/1666PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013, vol. 7, no. 12, p. 1-7.reponame:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE)instname:Universidad Nacional del Nordesteenghttps://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002551info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.5 Argentina2025-09-29T14:31:09Zoai:repositorio.unne.edu.ar:123456789/1666instacron:UNNEInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/oaiososa@bib.unne.edu.ar;sergio.alegria@unne.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:48712025-09-29 14:31:09.507Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) - Universidad Nacional del Nordestefalse |
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection Pisano, María Belén Salta Chaco (Argentina) Corrientes |
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
title_full |
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
title_fullStr |
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses (VEEV) in Argentina : Serological Evidence of Human Infection |
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Pisano, María Belén Oria, Griselda Inés Beskow, Geraldine Aguilar, Javier Konigheim, Brenda Cacace, María Luisa Aguirre, Luis Stein, Marina Contigiani, Marta Silvia |
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Pisano, María Belén |
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Pisano, María Belén Oria, Griselda Inés Beskow, Geraldine Aguilar, Javier Konigheim, Brenda Cacace, María Luisa Aguirre, Luis Stein, Marina Contigiani, Marta Silvia |
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author |
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Oria, Griselda Inés Beskow, Geraldine Aguilar, Javier Konigheim, Brenda Cacace, María Luisa Aguirre, Luis Stein, Marina Contigiani, Marta Silvia |
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Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses (VEEV) are responsible for human diseases in the Americas, producing severe or mild illness with symptoms indistinguishable from dengue and other arboviral diseases. For this reason, many cases remain without certain diagnosis. Seroprevalence studies for VEEV subtypes IAB, ID, IF (Mosso das Pedras virus; MDPV), IV (Pixuna virus; PIXV) and VI (Rio Negro virus; RNV) were conducted in persons from Northern provinces of Argentina: Salta, Chaco and Corrientes, using plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). RNV was detected in all studied provinces. Chaco presented the highest prevalence of this virus (14.1%). Antibodies against VEEV IAB and -for the first time- against MDPV and PIXV were also detected in Chaco province. In Corrientes, seroprevalence against RNV was 1.3% in the pediatric population, indicating recent infections. In Salta, this was the first investigation of VEEV members, and antibodies against RNV and PIXV were detected. These results provide evidence of circulation of many VEE viruses in Northern Argentina, showing that surveillance of these infectious agents should be intensified. Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina. Fil: Beskow, Geraldine. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Medicina Regional; Argentina. Fil: Aguilar, Javier. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina. Fil: Konigheim, Brenda. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina. Fil: Cacace, María Luisa. Hospital San Vicente de Paul; Argentina. Fil: Aguirre, Luis. Hospital Dante Tardelli. Pampa del Indio Chaco; Argentina. Fil: Stein, Marina. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Medicina Regional; Argentina. Fil: Stein, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Nordeste; Argentina. Fil: Contigiani, Marta Silvia. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina. |
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Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses (VEEV) are responsible for human diseases in the Americas, producing severe or mild illness with symptoms indistinguishable from dengue and other arboviral diseases. For this reason, many cases remain without certain diagnosis. Seroprevalence studies for VEEV subtypes IAB, ID, IF (Mosso das Pedras virus; MDPV), IV (Pixuna virus; PIXV) and VI (Rio Negro virus; RNV) were conducted in persons from Northern provinces of Argentina: Salta, Chaco and Corrientes, using plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). RNV was detected in all studied provinces. Chaco presented the highest prevalence of this virus (14.1%). Antibodies against VEEV IAB and -for the first time- against MDPV and PIXV were also detected in Chaco province. In Corrientes, seroprevalence against RNV was 1.3% in the pediatric population, indicating recent infections. In Salta, this was the first investigation of VEEV members, and antibodies against RNV and PIXV were detected. These results provide evidence of circulation of many VEE viruses in Northern Argentina, showing that surveillance of these infectious agents should be intensified. |
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