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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Arrigo, Nicole C. ; Adams, A. Paige ; Watts, Douglas M. ; Newman, Patrick C. ; Weaver, Scott C.
Arrigo, Nicole C. ; Adams, A. Paige ; Watts, Douglas M. ; Newman, Patrick C. ; Weaver, Scott C. Less -
Description:
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV; family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus) is an arbovirus that causes severe disease in humans in North America and in equids throughout the Americas. The enzootic transmission cycle of EEEV in North America involves passerine birds and the ornithophilic mosquito vector, Culiseta melanura, in freshwater swamp habitats. However, the ecology of EEEV in South America is not well understood. Culex (Melanoconion) spp. mosquitoes are considered the principal vectors in Central and South America; however, a primary vertebrate host for EEEV in South America has not yet been identified. Therefore, to further assess the reservoir host potential of wild rodents and wild birds, we compared the infection dynamics of North American and South American EEEV in cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Our findings suggested that each species has the potential to serve as amplification hosts for North and South America EEEVs.
Subject:
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Animals
Antibodies, Viral
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Disease Vectors
Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine
Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine
Horse Diseases
Horses
Research
Sigmodontinae
Sparrows
Species Specificity

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(9):1373-1380.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
North America ; South America
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Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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