Powassan Virus Lineage I in Field-Collected Dermacentor variabilis Ticks, New York, USA

Powassan Virus Lineage I in Field-Collected Dermacentor variabilis Ticks, New York, USA

Powassan virus is a tickborne flavivirus that can cause lethal or debilitating neurologic illness. It is canonically transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks but might spill over to sympatric Dermacentor species. We detected Powassan virus lineage I from a pool of field-collected D. variabilis ticks in New...

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Main Authors: Charles Hart, Erin Hassett, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Daniel Shapley, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Saravanan Thangamani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Powassan virus
Dermacentor variabilis
dog tick
vector-borne infections
New York
ticks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-0410_article

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