An Outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in Jamaica
- 1 March 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 13 (2), 335-341
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1964.13.335
Abstract
Summary Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus was isolated from man and horses during an 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.Keywords
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- An Outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in Jamaica, West IndiesThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1964