Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2025)
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Infection in Nonhuman Primate, Guatemala, 2023
Abstract
We isolated Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) subtype IE phylogenetically related to Gulf Coast strains in a spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) released from a rescue center in Guatemala. Serologic testing of 118 monkeys indicated no additional VEEV infections. Infection of a primate warrants intensified surveillance of VEEV transmission cycles in North America.
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