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La Crosse Virus in Aedes japonicus japonicus Mosquitoes in the Appalachian Region,United States |
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| Authors: | M. Camille Harris Eric J. Dotseth Bryan T. Jackson Steven D. Zink Paul E. Marek Laura D. Kramer Sally L. Paulson Dana M. Hawley |
| Affiliation: | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (M.C. Harris, B.T. Jackson, P.E. Marek, S.L. Paulson, D.M. Hawley); ;West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Charleston, West Virginia, USA (E.J. Dotseth); ;New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, New York, USA (S.D. Zink, L.D. Kramer) |
| Abstract: | La Crosse virus (LACV), a leading cause of arboviral encephalitis in children in the United States, is emerging in Appalachia. For local arboviral surveillance, mosquitoes were tested. LACV RNA was detected and isolated from Aedes japonicus mosquitoes. These invasive mosquitoes may significantly affect LACV range expansion and dynamics. |
| Keywords: | La Crosse virus disease vector Appalachian region Virginia West Virginia United States Aedes japonicus mosquitoes viruses vector-borne infections |