Prevalence and genetic characterization of deer tick virus (Powassan virus, lineage II) in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Maine.

Authors

Rebecca M Robich, Maine Medical Center
Danielle S Cosenza, Maine Medical Center
Susan P Elias, Maine Medical Center
Elizabeth F Henderson, Maine Medical Center
Charles B Lubelczyk, Maine Medical Center
Margret Welch, Maine Medical Center
Robert P Smith, Maine Medical Center

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2019

Institution/Department

MMCRI

Journal Title

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.

Abstract

Deer tick virus (DTV) is a genetic variant of Powassan virus (POWV) that circulates in North America in an enzootic cycle involving the blacklegged or "deer tick,"

ISSN

1476-1645

First Page

467

Last Page

471

Recommended Citation

Robich, Rebecca M; Cosenza, Danielle S; Elias, Susan P; Henderson, Elizabeth F; Lubelczyk, Charles B; Welch, Margret; and Smith, Robert P, "Prevalence and genetic characterization of deer tick virus (Powassan virus, lineage II) in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Maine." (2019). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 1257.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/1257