Cache Valley Virus in Aedes japonicus japonicus Mosquitoes, Appalachian Region, United States.

ABSTRACT: We detected Cache Valley virus in Aedes japonicus, a widely distributed invasive mosquito species, in an Appalachian forest in the United States. The forest contained abundant white-tailed deer, a major host of the mosquito and virus. Vector competence trials indicated that Ae. j. japonicus mosquitoes can transmit this virus in this region.

SUBMITTER: Yang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5823325 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature