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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 24(4), 1975, pp. 715-717
Copyright © 1975 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Detection of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus in Rural Communities of Southern Florida by Exposure of Sentinel Hamsters*

Arnoldo K. Ventura AND N. Joel Ehrenkranz
University of Miami School of Medicine and Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Miami, Florida 33152

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.

Accepted for publication February 3, 1975.


* Supported by Research Grant Number CC-00517 from the Center for Disease Control, United States Public Health Service, and United States Department of Agriculture, Contract Number USDA-APHIS-12-100-155.






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