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  Venezuelan equine encephalitis   VEEV

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Results of SALS surveys and information from the Catalogue.
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USDA Permit Required, DOC Permit Required, Hepa Filtration, USDA Restricted, USDA High Consequence Agent, Vaccination Recommended 

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Section VIII - Susceptibility to Experimental Infection (include viremia)
 
 
Experimental host and age Passage history and strain Inoculation Route-Dose Evidence of infection AST (days) Titer log10/ml


Mice (nb) ic
Mice (nb) ip
Mice (nb) sc
Mice (wn) ic
Mice (wn) ip
Mice: Fatal by ic and ip routes; AST 1-8 days, depending on age and route; titers 9.0 to 11.0 dex per ml.
Chicks Less than 1 day-old: fatal by sc route; AST 24-48 hrs; titers 7.0 to 8.5 dex per ml (24).
Chick embryos: Fatal by ys, embryo inoc; AST 24-48 hrs; titers 9.0 to 10.0 dex per ml (24)
Rabbits, ad: Fatal by all routes; AST 3-5 days (24).
Guinea pigs, yg ad: Fatal all routes; AST 2-7 days; titers 9.5 to 11.0 dex per ml (24).
Rhesus monkey: Usually viremia only; sometimes encephalitis and death (24).
Horses: Encephalitis, leucopenia; AST 5-11 days, or weakness, weight loss and recovery (25).
Birds: Viremias in white-throated and English sparrows, cardinals and pigeons (26).
Bats: Eptesicus fuscus susceptible, circulates virus several days (24).
 
 
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