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Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Deer Tick Virus (Powassan Virus, Lineage II) in Ixodes scapularis Ticks in Five Habitats at a Nature Reserve in Southern Maine, United States.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 4 Dec 2024
Robich Rebecca M, Piantadosi Anne, Elias Susan P, Cosenza Danielle S, Schneider Elizabeth F, Baxter Lindsay, LaFon Erin, Lubelczyk Charles B, Meagher Molly, Vogels Chantal B F, Smith Robert P
Abstract excerpt
Deer tick virus (DTV), also known as Powassan virus lineage II, is a rising health concern due to increased recognition as a cause of human encephalitis. Since European tick-borne encephalitis virus persists in nature in enzootic foci (i.e., higher prevalence rates in small pockets in nature), we sought to determine whether DTV is also focally maintained in relation to habitat type, to better understand factors...
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