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Virus Name:
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis
Abbreviation:
EEEV
Status
Arbovirus
Select Agent
Yes
SALS Level
2
SALS Basis
Additional criteria 1,2,3,4, etc.
Other Information
USDA Permit Required, DOC Permit Required, Vaccination Recommended
Antigenic Group
A
Section X - Histopathology
Character of lesions (specify host)
Path. of nat. occurring infections in man and horse confined mostly to CNS. Acute lesions: ill-defined foci of polymorphonuclear leucocytic infiltration, neuronal necrosis. Lesions most in frontal cortex, decrease caudally. Round cells replace polys in older lesions. Exp. infections similar except mice show lessened leukocytic response. Birds may show encephalitis or hepatic necrosis in absence of encephalitis.
Inclusion Bodies
Intranuclear
Organs/Tissues Affected
Brain (M)(LV)
Category of tropism
Neurotropic and/or viscerotropic
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