Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Mexican Wolf Pups at Zoo,Michigan, USA |
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| Authors: | Kimberly A. Thompson Eileen Henderson Scott D. Fitzgerald Edward D. Walker Matti Kiupel |
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| Affiliation: | Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA (K.A. Thompson);Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Lansing, Michigan, USA (E. Henderson, S.D. Fitzgerald, M. Kiupel);Michigan State University Department of Entomology, Lansing (E.D. Walker) |
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| Abstract: | During the 2019 Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) outbreak in Michigan, two 2-month old Mexican wolf pups experienced neurologic signs, lymphohistiocytic neutrophilic meningoencephalitis with neuronal necrosis and neuronophagia, and acute death. We identified EEEV by reverse transcription real-time PCR and in situ hybridization. Vector mosquitoes were trapped at the zoo. |
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| Keywords: | Eastern equine encephalitis virus meningoencephalitis viruses Michigan mosquitoes vector-borne infections wolf United States meningitis/encephalitis |
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