POWASSAN VIRUS IN IXODES-COOKEI AND MUSTELIDAE IN NEW ENGLAND

被引:50
作者
MAIN, AJ [1 ]
CAREY, AB [1 ]
DOWNS, WG [1 ]
机构
[1] YALE UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT EPIDEMIOL & PUBL HLTH, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 USA
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10.7589/0090-3558-15.4.585
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Powassan virus was recovered from a pool of 3 nymphal and 1 adult female I. cookei removed from a striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) trapped in Massachusetts during 1967 and from a pool of 9 nymphal I. cookei from a long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) captured in Connecticut during 1978. Virus was detected in the blood of both mammals. Hemagglutination-inhibiting (HI) antibody to Powassan virus was demonstrated in 16.0% of the skunks sampled in Connecticut; neutralizing antibody was detected in 83.3% of the skunks tested from Massachusetts. HI antibody was found in 1 of 6 long-tailed weasels from Connecticut and 1 of 6 shor-tailed weasels (Mustela erminea) from Maine.
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页码:585 / 591
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