Back to Search
Start Over
Field investigations of winter transmission of eastern equine encephalitis virus in Florida.
- Source :
-
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2014 Oct; Vol. 91 (4), pp. 685-93. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 28. - Publication Year :
- 2014
-
Abstract
- Studies investigating winter transmission of Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) were conducted in Hillsborough County, Florida. The virus was detected in Culiseta melanura and Anopheles quadrimaculatus in February 2012 and 2013, respectively. During the winter months, herons were the most important avian hosts for all mosquito species encountered. In collections carried out in the summer of 2011, blood meals taken from herons were still common, but less frequently encountered than in winter, with an increased frequency of mammalian- and reptile-derived meals observed in the summer. Four wading bird species (Black-crowned Night Heron [Nycticorax nycticorax], Yellow-crowned Night Heron [Nyctanassa violacea], Anhinga [Anhinga anhinga], and Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias]) were most frequently fed upon by Cs. melanura and Culex erraticus, suggesting that these species may participate in maintaining EEEV during the winter in Florida.<br /> (© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.)
- Subjects :
- Amphibians virology
Animals
Anopheles virology
Bird Diseases epidemiology
Bird Diseases virology
Birds virology
Blood virology
Cattle
Culex virology
Dogs
Ecology
Encephalomyelitis, Equine transmission
Encephalomyelitis, Equine virology
Female
Florida epidemiology
Humans
Mammals virology
Reptiles virology
Seasons
Bird Diseases transmission
Culicidae virology
Disease Reservoirs virology
Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine isolation & purification
Encephalomyelitis, Equine veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-1645
- Volume :
- 91
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25070997
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0081