Department of Virology, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, Surrey, UK.
PLoS One. 2013 Aug 12;8(8):e70532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070532. eCollection 2013.
Equine encephalosis virus (EEV) distribution was thought to be limited to southern Africa until 2008 when we reported EEV in Israel. It was then assumed that the clinical presentation resembled the initial incursion in Israel. To investigate further we conducted a retrospective analysis of equine sera, which had been collected for diagnosis of other suspected diseases, via serum neutralisation test. The data demonstrated that EEV was circulating as early as 2001 with incidence ranging from 20-100% for time period 2001-2008. As the symptoms of EEV can be similar to other equine notifiable diseases this is a significant finding which highlights the need for vigilance and education to accurately diagnose new and emerging diseases.
马脑炎病毒（EEV）的分布范围被认为仅限于南部非洲，直到 2008 年我们在以色列报告了 EEV。当时人们认为临床症状类似于最初在以色列的入侵。为了进一步调查，我们通过血清中和试验对已收集用于诊断其他疑似疾病的马血清进行了回顾性分析。数据表明，EEV 早在 2001 年就已经在传播，2001-2008 年期间的发病率为 20-100%。由于 EEV 的症状可能与其他马类传染病相似，因此这是一个重要的发现，这突出了需要保持警惕和进行教育以准确诊断新出现的疾病的重要性。
