Detection of eastern equine encephalitis virus antibodies in moose (Alces americana), Maine, 2010.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Institution/Department
Vector-borne Disease Laboratory; MMCRI
Journal Title
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases
MeSH Headings
Animals, Antibodies, Viral, Culicidae, Deer, Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine, Encephalomyelitis, Equine, Female, Insect Vectors, Maine, Male, Neutralization Tests, Population Surveillance, RNA, Viral, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Abstract
Moose sera were collected from harvested animals during the 2010 hunting season in Maine. Of the 145 serum samples screened by plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT), 16 (11%) had antibodies to eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV). Positive samples were collected from Aroostook County (n=13), Somerset County (n=2), and Piscataquis County (n=1) in northern and central Maine. Preliminary mosquito surveillance revealed the presence of enzootic and bridge vectors mosquitoes, including Culiseta (Climacura) melanura (Coquillett), Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen), and Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) perturbans (Walker). Select mosquito species were tested by RT-PCR for the presence of EEEV. None were positive. This is the first report of EEEV in moose from Maine.
ISSN
1557-7759
First Page
77
Last Page
81
Recommended Citation
Lubelczyk, Charles; Elias, Susan P; Kantar, Lee; Albert, Jennifer; Hansen, Stephen; Saxton-Shaw, Kali; MacMillan, Katharine; Smith, Leticia B; Eisen, Rebecca; Swope, Bethany; Smith, Robert Pease; and Mutebi, John-Paul, "Detection of eastern equine encephalitis virus antibodies in moose (Alces americana), Maine, 2010." (2014). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 13.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/13