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.

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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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Antigens
  • Brain
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Heart Rate
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Microorganisms
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).