Volume 10, Number 12—December 2004
Research
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus, Southern Mexico
José G. Estrada-Franco*, Roberto Navarro-Lopez†, Jerome E. Freier‡, Dionicio Cordova§, Tamara Clements¶, Abelardo Moncayo*, Wenli Kang*, Carlos Gomez-Hernandez#, Gabriela Rodriguez-Dominguez#, George V. Ludwig¶, and Scott C. Weaver*
Table 1
Communities in the La Encrucijada Preserve studied for VEEV circulation and seroprevalencea
| Community | Coordinates | Population size | Surveillance methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Coaches | 93°07′24′′ x 15°27′03′′ | 362 | 1,2,3 |
| Isla Morelos | 93°07′12′′ x 15°26′00′′ | 391 | 1 |
| Buenavista | 93°08′17′′ x 15°26′53′′ | 440 | 1 |
| 10 de Abril | 93°02′04′′ x 15°21′16′′ | 81 | 1 |
| Francisco Sarabia | 92°59′51′′ x 15°25′09′′ | 358 | 1 |
| Roberto Barrios | 92° 58′48′′ x 15°20′51′′ | 372 | 1,3 |
| Las Palmas | 92°45′14′′ x 15°34′51′′ | 832 | 1 |
aVEEV, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; 1, human serosurvey; 2, small mammal collections; 3, sentinel hamster exposure; data from Instituto Mexican del Seguro Social, Comision para las Areas Marginadas (rural clinics) as of July 2001.
