SPADA Working Groups ~ April Meeting Book
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON AGENT DETECTION ASSAYS Background & Fitness for Purpose Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus l d h Ei een N. Ost un , DVM, P D Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, USDA l
AOAC, International Rockville, MD 3 February 2015
VEEV Historical Background • VEEV was first isolated in 1936 from a horse brain
during an outbreak of fatal equine encephalomyelitis in the Guajira region of Venezuela Th i l t l i ll – e so a e was sero og ca y distinct from eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis viruses (EEEV, WEEV) • Prior outbreaks in horses, mules, donkeys identified retrospectively (1920’s and 1930’s, included Colombia)
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