Detection of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus in rural communities of Southern Florida by exposure of sentinel hamsters.
Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus strains were recovered from sentinel hamsters exposed in close proximity to homes in rural South Florida. Sentinel hamster surveillance methods over extended periods offer one effective way of uncovering VEE virus activity in relation to human habitation.
D000818:Animals; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000382:microbiology*; D004666:Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005431:Florida; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D012424:Rural Population