Isolation and phylogenetic grouping of equine encephalosis virus in Israel

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;17(10):1883-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1710.110350.

Abstract

During 2008-2009 in Israel, equine encephalosis virus (EEV) caused febrile outbreaks in horses. Phylogenetic analysis of segment 10 of the virus strains showed that they form a new cluster; analysis of segment 2 showed ≈92% sequence identity to EEV-3, the reference isolate. Thus, the source of this emerging EEV remains uncertain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Horse Diseases / virology*
  • Horses
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Orbivirus / classification*
  • Orbivirus / genetics
  • Orbivirus / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral
  • Reoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Reoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Reoviridae Infections / virology
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HQ441245
  • GENBANK/HQ441246
  • GENBANK/HQ441247