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A new genetic variant of La Crosse virus (bunyaviridae) isolated from New England.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2006
Armstrong Philip M, Andreadis Theodore G
Abstract excerpt
La Crosse virus (LACV) is found primarily in the Midwestern and Appalachian regions of the United States where it is a leading cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in children. To determine whether the distribution of this virus extends further east into New England, we analyzed a bunyavirus that was isolated from a pool of eastern tree-hole mosquitoes, Ochlerotatus triseriatus (= Aedes triseriatus), collected...
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