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Virus Name:
Venezuelan equine encephalitis
Abbreviation:
VEEV
Status
Arbovirus
Select Agent
Yes
SALS Level
3
SALS Basis
Results of SALS surveys and information from the Catalogue.
Other Information
USDA Permit Required, DOC Permit Required, Hepa Filtration, USDA Restricted, USDA High Consequence Agent, Vaccination Recommended
Antigenic Group
A
Section X - Histopathology
Character of lesions (specify host)
Exp. infections: GP, rabbits mice - lymphomyelopoietic necrosis; monkeys, mice - encephalomyelitis, typical arbovirus CNS lesions. Fatal horse cases-pancreatic lesions (acinar cells), hematopoietic involvement with or without encephalitis. See Reference 27 for human histopathology.
Inclusion Bodies
Intranuclear
Organs/Tissues Affected
Brain (M)(LV), liver (LV), kidney (LV), marrow (LV) and acinar cells of pancreas
Category of tropism
Neurotropic and/or viscerotropic
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