Alphaviruses are responsible for several medically important emerging diseases and are
also significant veterinary pathogens. Due to the aerosol infectivity of some alphaviruses …

Over the past century, the emergence/reemergence of arthropod-borne zoonotic agents has
been a growing public health concern. In particular, agents from the genus Alphavirus pose …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Emerging infectious diseases significantly threaten global public health and socioeconomic
security. The majority of emerging infectious disease outbreaks are caused by …

The term arbovirus denotes viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, such as ticks,
mosquitoes, and other biting arthropods. The infection of these vectors produces a certain …

Neurological disorders represent an important sanitary and economic threat for the equine
industry worldwide. Among nervous diseases, viral encephalitis is of growing concern, due …

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is an emerging zoonotic virus in the
alphavirus genus. It can be transmitted to humans due to spillover from equid-mosquito …

Rodents are important reservoirs of numerous viruses, some of which have significant
impacts on public health. Ecosystem disturbances and decreased host species richness …

Equine encephalids have high mortality rates and represent a significant zoonotic public
health threat. Of these the most pathogenic viruses to equids are the alphaviruses in the …

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) has been the causative agent for sporadic
epidemics and equine epizootics throughout the Americas since the 1930s. In 1969, an …