An outbreak of eastern equine encephalomyelitis in Jamaica. II. Laboratory diagnosis and pathology of eastern equine encephalomyelitis in Jamaica

Belle, Edward A; Grant, Louis S; Thorburn, Marigold J

Belle, Edward A; Grant, Louis S; Thorburn, Marigold J.

Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 13(2): 335-41, Mar. 1964.

Article in En | MedCarib | ID: med-14475

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ABSTRACT

Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus was isolated from man and horses during a outbreak of the disease in Jamaica in November and December 1962. Viruses were isolated from 4 of 7 human brain tissue specimens and from 3 of 6 equine brain specimens. Histopathological evidence of encephalitis was evident in all the tissues examined (Summary)

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Humans; Infant; Child, Preschool; Adolescent; Adult; Middle Aged; 21003; Male; Female; Encephalomyelitis, Equine/epidemiology; Encephalomyelitis, Equine/pathology; Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine/isolation & purification; Hemagglutination Tests; Neutralization Tests; Complement Fixation Tests; Cerebrum/pathology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MedCarib Main subject: Encephalomyelitis, Equine Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribe ingles / Jamaica Language: En Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg Year: 1964 Document type: Article

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