A Nonhuman Primate Model for Aerosol Infection With Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses
Abstract
While Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses produce an incapacitating but rarely fatal illness in humans when resulting from a mosquito bite, laboratory accidents suggest a 40 % mortality rate when contracted through inhalation. As this disease has rarely been studied, the briefing examines a new study using WEEV aerosol exposure in macaque monkeys.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA449734
Entities
People
- Catherine Wilhelmsen
- Cathleen Lind
- Douglas S. Reed
- Michael Parker
- Thomas Larsen
- W. P. Pratt
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases