La Crosse Virus in Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes, Texas, USA, 2009

La Crosse Virus in Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes, Texas, USA, 2009

We report the arthropod-borne pediatric encephalitic agent La Crosse virus in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes collected in Dallas County, Texas, USA, in August 2009. The presence of this virus in an invasive vector species within a region that lies outside the virus’s historically recognized geographic...

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Main Authors: Amy J. Lambert, Carol D. Blair, Mary D’Anton, Winnann Ewing, Michelle Harborth, Robyn Seiferth, Jeannie Xiang, Robert S. Lanciotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Viruses
vector-borne
arbovirus
Texas
encephalitis
mosquitoes
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/10-0170_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/10-0170_article

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