The Impact of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases in the Middle Atlantic States

Altman, Ronald; Goldfield, Martin; Sussman, Oscar

doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(16)33035-8

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“…Although on epidemiological grounds it was inferred that these species were vectors in the 1933 St. Louis epidemic (25) ciatus was first shown to be the vector of SLE in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, in 1954 (92), and subsequently in the 1964 Houston epidemic and in the 1966 Dallas and Corpus Christi epidemics (93,94). C. pipiens was the vector in the 1964 Delaware River Valley epidemic (6,95). Focal outbreaks of SLE have been shown to have been mediated by these mosquito species in Calvert City, Kentucky, 1955, andCameron County, Texas, 1957 (41, 96).…”

Section: Culex Quinquefasciatus-culex Pipiensmentioning

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The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

Luby¹,

Sulkin²,

Sanford³

1969

Annu. Rev. Med.

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Section: Culex Quinquefasciatus-culex Pipiensmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

Luby¹,

Sulkin²,

Sanford³

1969

Annu. Rev. Med.

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Acute Viral Encephalitis

Miller

Harter

1972

Medical Clinics of North America

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Eastern Equine Eneephalomyelitis Virus in Relation to the Avian Community of a Coastal Cedar Swamp

Crans

Caccamise

McNelly

1994

Journal of Medical Entomology

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Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (EEEV) is perpetuated in eastern North America in a mosquito-wild bird maintenance cycle that involves Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) as the principal enzootic vector and passerine birds as the primary amplifying hosts. We examined the role of birds in the EEEV cycle at a site in southern New Jersey where EEEV cycles annually at high levels. Birds and mosquitoes were sampled during three epiornitics and one season of limited virus activity. We examined antibody prevalence in birds in relation to eight physical and natural history characteristics. Our goal was to compare EEEV cycling in C. melanura and the primary avian hosts better to understand the mechanisms that initiate annual epiornitics. Antibody prevalence was highest in the Blue Jay (62%), Wood Thrush (60%), and Tufted Titmouse (44%). Resident status of birds was the natural history characteristic most closely linked to participation in the EEEV cycle. Species spending the greatest amount of time at our study site (permanent residents, summer residents) had the highest antibody rates. We captured viremic birds as early as 25 May, 51 d before we first detected virus in C. melanura. We recaptured 10 after hatching year adults and one hatching year (HY) bird that seroconverted before we detected virus in C. melanura. We also found EEEV antibody in 15 HY birds up to 31 d before we isolated EEEV from C. melanura. We provide evidence that a cryptic cycle develops weeks before epiornitic cycling is detected in C. melanura by traditional laboratory techniques, indicating that the early season cycle is initiated by the recrudescence of latent virus in previously infected birds.

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The Impact of Vector-Borne Viral Diseases in the Middle Atlantic States

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

Acute Viral Encephalitis

Eastern Equine Eneephalomyelitis Virus in Relation to the Avian Community of a Coastal Cedar Swamp

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