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Córdoba; s.n; 2016. 112 p. ilus, graf.
Thesis in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-971386

ABSTRACT

El género Alphavirus es de gran interés epidemiológico ya que sus miembros, incluyendo los virus del "Complejo de Encefalitis Equina Venezolana", pueden provocar importantes enfermedades, tanto en animales domésticos con en el hombre. Durante las últimas décadas se ha registrado un aumento en la incidencia mundial de virus transmitidos por artrópodos (arbovirus), particularmente aquellos transmitidos por mosquitos, como los virus de Encefalitis Equina Venezolana, el Virus Rio Negro, Moyaro, PIXV y Chikunguya, entre otros.


Abstract: The present work is based on the study of the replication mechanisms of Pixuna virus (PIXV), including the participation of the endosomal pathway during viral stripping as well as the mitochondria and cytoskeleton, both microtubules (MTs) and microbilaments (MFLS), in the replication process for the correct location on your replication sites.


Subject(s)
Male , Female , Humans , Alphavirus Infections , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/immunology , Virus Replication , Encephalitis, Arbovirus/immunology , Argentina/epidemiology
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 35(1): 62-72, ene.-mar. 2015. graf, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-745651

ABSTRACT

Introducción. En los últimos 18 años, no se han vuelto a registrar epizootias de encefalitis equina venezolana en áreas con antecedentes históricos de epidemia (1925-1995) en la península de La Guajira. Objetivo. Establecer si en la Alta Guajira colombiana se mantienen las condiciones que favorecen la reaparición de las cepas epizoóticas del virus de la encefalitis equina venezolana. Materiales y métodos. La investigación se realizó en las localidades afectadas por la epidemia de 1995, y se evaluaron los siguientes aspectos: 1) abundancia y variación estacional de las poblaciones de los mosquitos vectores; 2) disponibilidad de mamíferos sensibles amplificadores del virus, y 3) conocimiento de los habitantes sobre la enfermedad y sus vectores. Resultados. La mayoría de las especies de mosquitos, incluidas las de los vectores, se encontraron durante la estación lluviosa. Aedes taeniorhynchus y Psorophora confinnis presentaron relación con la precipitación y la temperatura. Deinocerites atlanticus estuvo siempre presente, independientemente de las condiciones climáticas. No se encontraron anticuerpos de tipo IgG en los sueros de humanos menores de 17 años, tampoco en los de los animales caprinos y bovinos analizados. En la encuesta sobre conocimientos, se detectó que la tercera parte de los encuestados recordaba la última epidemia y tenía conocimientos básicos sobre la enfermedad. Solamente 20 % de las familias poseía équidos y el 8 % estaba informado sobre la necesidad de vacunarlos. Conclusiones. Se mantienen algunas condiciones epidemiológicas que eventualmente podrían favorecer la reaparición del virus, pero el número de equinos en riesgo es escaso, lo cual constituye el cambio más notable y lo que, aparentemente, ha impedido la reaparición del virus.


Introduction: In the last 18 years, epizootics of Venezuelan equine encephalitis have not occurred in places with historic epidemic register (1925-1995) in the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia. Objective: To assess if the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia, still maintains the epidemiological conditions for Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus reemergence. Materials and methods: Research was carried out in places affected by the 1995 epidemic. We evaluated: 1) abundance and seasonal variation of vector mosquito populations; 2) availability of mammals that are potential amplifiers of the virus, and 3) knowledge among the community about the disease and its vectors. Results: Most of the 16 mosquito species were found during the rainy season. Aedes taeniorhynchus and Psorophora confinnis showed direct relation with rainfall and temperature. In contrast, the dominant species, Deinocerites atlanticus , was always present in the collections, regardless of climatic conditions. No IgG antibodies were found in humans younger than 17 years old, goats or bovine sera. One third of those interviewed remembered the last epidemic and had basic understanding of the disease. Only 20% of the families were owners of equines, and 8% was informed of the importance of equine vaccination. Conclusions: Some epidemiological conditions that eventually could help epizootic Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus reemergence are maintained. However, an abrupt decrease in the number of susceptible equines was found in the area. Apparently, this new condition has not allowed the virus reemergence and is the biggest observed change.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Animals , Child , Humans , Young Adult , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/epidemiology , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/veterinary , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/epidemiology , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/veterinary , Horse Diseases/epidemiology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Culicidae , Colombia/epidemiology , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/immunology , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/blood , Horses , Insect Vectors , Seasons
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 107(1): 125-128, Feb. 2012. mapas, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-612815

ABSTRACT

Rio Negro virus (RNV) (Venezuelan equine encephalitis subtype VI) circulates only in Argentina; in northern provinces, isolates have been obtained from mosquitoes and rodents since 1980 and have been associated with acute febrile illness in humans. However, no studies of RNV have been performed in the central area of the country. We carried out molecular and serological detection of RNV in Córdoba, a province of the central part of the country, in mosquitoes and humans, respectively. One mosquito pool tested positive for alphavirus RNA by reverse transcriptase-nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-nested PCR). Subsequent sequencing determined that this alphavirus grouped with RNV. Serological studies detected antibodies to RNV in one human serum sample, which was obtained during the same period that RNV was detected using the aforementioned molecular methods. This is the first report of RNV circulation in the central area of Argentina, indicating an expansion of its original distribution. These results highlight the importance of strengthening surveillance procedures in endemic areas, as well as in new regions where RNV may emerge.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Culicidae/virology , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/genetics , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/virology , Insect Vectors/virology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Argentina/epidemiology , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/immunology , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/isolation & purification , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/diagnosis , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/epidemiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Viral/analysis
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Rev. méd. Panamá ; 18(2): 106-119, May 1993.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-410019

ABSTRACT

The authors studied for two years the role of the chicks of aquatic birds in the arboviral cycles in coastal lagoons in central Panama in order to determine the relation between Culex (Melanoconion) ocossa and Mansonia (Mansonia) dyari mosquitoes in the transmission and dissemination of the viruses of Saint Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE). Mosquitoes were captured every fifteen days on two consecutive nights to isolate the virus, using light traps (CDC) and baited traps. The attempts to isolate the virus were made using Vero cell cultures and the determination of antibodies was performed. The results of the serologic tests seem to indicate that four bird species: the ex (?) heron (Bubulcus ibis), the American heron (Casmerodius albus), the spoon-billed duck (Cochlearius cochlearius) and the needle crow (Anhinga anhinga) could function as intermediate hosts in the transmission cycle of SLE. Two species, the ibis (Endocimus albus) and the spoon-billed duck (Cochlearius cochlearius) could also be intermediate hosts of VEE in the coastal lagoons of Panama. The presence of antibodies in chicks could indicate an infection acquired recently, after their birth, in this area. The VEE virus was recovered from blood filled mosquitoes which had fed on a spoon-billed duck probably infected and exposed in a Trinidad #10 trap. No SLE virus was isolated. Other unknown viruses were isolated from mosquitoes selected for these studies, such as C. ocossa and M. dyari. The results obtained with these studies indicate the need for more studies utilizing new field techniques in order to establish a link between SLE and VEE, the vector mosquitoes and the aquatic birds in the coastal lagoons of the area under investigation


Subject(s)
Animals , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine , Birds/immunology , Culicidae/microbiology , Encephalitis, St. Louis/transmission , Insect Vectors/microbiology , Disease Vectors , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/isolation & purification , Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis/isolation & purification , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Nesting Behavior , Encephalitis, St. Louis/immunology , Encephalitis, St. Louis/microbiology , Panama , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/immunology , Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis/immunology
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Invest. clín ; 28(4): 181-95, 1987. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-60133

ABSTRACT

Con el propósito de conocer el estado inmunológico de la población de equidos de los Distritos Mara y Páez de la Guajira Venezolana en relación al virus de la Encefalitis Equina Venezolana, fueron obtenidos entre mayo y junio de 1984, muestras de sangre de 236 equidos procedentes de los Distritos Mara (126) y Páez (110). Inmediatamente después fueron inoculados con 2 ml de la vacuna TC-83 (virus vivo modificado de encefalitis equina venezolana (EEV). Vecol/Colombia). De las muestras procesadas (221), el 53% correspondió a equinos, el 43.6% asnales y 3.4% mulares. El 53% mostró títulos inhibidores de la hemaglutinación (IHA) mayores de 1:20 en la muestra previa a la vacunación a expensas principalmente de los animales con antecedentes de vacunación. La mayoría de los títulos IHA estuvieron entre 1:20 y 1:640. Se demostró que para ese año el 53% de la población de equidos del Distrito Mara y Páez, presentaban anticuerpos contra EEV


Subject(s)
Cattle , Animals , Antibodies, Viral , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/immunology , Horses/immunology
7.
Rev. Inst. Nac. Hig ; 18(1/2): 43-9, ene.-jun. 1985. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-1857

ABSTRACT

El presente trabajo describe el aislamiento de virus encefalomielítico equino, a partir de mosquitos colectados en el campo y su identificación en el laboratorio. El uso de animales centinelas y su seroconversión, demuestra la actividad viral vigente. El impacto de esta antroponosis en la población humana, está descrito mediante el estudio seroepidemiológico, observándose una positividad de 12% de las muestras tomadas


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Guinea Pigs , Cricetinae , Animals , Humans , Male , Female , History, 20th Century , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/isolation & purification , Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine/diagnosis , Antigens, Viral/analysis , Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine/immunology , Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests
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