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 2
VEEV seroprevalence in wild animals from coastal Chiapas State, Mexicoa
| Species | Locality | No. Collected | Month (2000) | % pos | Titers (test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philander opossum | Pampa Honda | 2 | Apr | 0 | 0 |
| (Marsupialia; Didelphidae) | Las Coaches | 5 | Nov | 20 | 640 (HI) |
| Didelphis marsupialis | La Providencia | 1 | Jun | 100 | 160 (HI) |
| (Marsupialia; Didelphidae) | |||||
| Orizomis alfaroi | Pampa Honda | 2 | Apr | 50 | 20 (PRNT) |
| (Rodent: Muridae) | Pampa Honda | 4 | Aug | 0 | |
| Orizomis couesi (Rodent; Muridae) | Pampa Honda | 2 | Apr | 0 | |
| Pampa Honda | 1 | Aug | 0 | ||
| Santa Olga | 6 | Nov | 0 | ||
| Sigmodon hispidus (Rodent; Muridae) | Pampa Honda | 1 | Apr | 0 | |
| La Providencia | 6 | Aug | 100 | 20–160 (HI) | |
| San Pedro | 2 | Jun | 0 | ||
| Rattus rattus (Rodent; Muridae) | Pampa Honda | 2 | Aug | 0 | |
| Bovines (1.5 mo age) | Las Coaches | 20 | Nov | 70 | 20–640 (PRNT) |
| Canis familiaris (dog) | Pampa Honda | 3 | Jun | 33 | 20 (PRNT) |
| Chicken | Pampa Honda | 5 | Jun | 20 | 20 (PRNT) |
| Meleagris gallopavo (turkey) | Pampa Honda | 3 | Jun | 33 | 20 (PRNT) |
| Anser cinereus (goose) | Pampa Honda | 1 | Jun | 100 | 320 (PRNT) |
aVEEV, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; HI, hemagglutination inhibition; PRNT, plaque reduction neutralization test; pos, positive.
