Western equine encephalitis surveillance in Utah.
The history of WEE surveillance in Utah is reviewed, beginning with the 1933 outbreak involving 3,958 horses. The step by step formation of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Associations surveillance program from 1957 to the present is discussed. Results of an enlarged sentinel chicken flock surveillance program in Utah during 1983 (3 sero-conversions in September), 1984 and 1985 (no sero-conversion) show the lack of WEE activity in the surveillance area.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology; D004667:Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine / Q000276:immunology*; D004683:Encephalomyelitis, Equine / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006736:Horses; D014589:Utah
D000914:Antibodies, Viral