Potential Role of Deer Tick Virus in Powassan Encephalitis Cases in Lyme Disease–endemic Areas of New York, USA

Potential Role of Deer Tick Virus in Powassan Encephalitis Cases in Lyme Disease–endemic Areas of New York, USA

Powassan virus, a member of the tick-borne encephalitis group of flaviviruses, encompasses 2 lineages with separate enzootic cycles. The prototype lineage of Powassan virus (POWV) is principally maintained between Ixodes cookei ticks and the groundhog (Marmota momax) or striped skunk (Mephitis mephi...

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Main Authors: Marc Y. El Khoury, Jose F. Camargo, Jennifer L. White, Bryon P. Backenson, Alan P. Dupuis, Kay L. Escuyer, Laura Kramer, Kirsten St. George, Debarati Chatterjee, Melissa Prusinski, Gary P. Wormser, Susan J. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
deer tick virus
Powassan virus
encephalitis
flavivirus
Ixodes scapularis
New York
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0903_article

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