Powassan Virus in Mammals, Alaska and New Mexico, USA, and Russia, 2004–2007

Powassan virus is endemic to the United States, Canada, and the Russian Far East. We report serologic evidence of circulation of this virus in Alaska, New Mexico, and Siberia. These data support further studies of viral ecology in rapidly changing Arctic environments.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Deardorff, Eleanor R., Nofchissey, Robert A., Cook, Joseph A., Hope, Andrew G., Tsvetkova, Albina, Talbot, Sandra L., Ebel, Gregory D.
Language:English
Subjects:
Dispatch
Animals
Encephalitis Viruses
Tick-Borne
Encephalitis
Tick-Borne/epidemiology
Geography
Medical
Host Specificity
Humans
Mammals
Prevalence
Serotyping
zoonoses
Arctic
Canada
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21237
Description
Summary:Powassan virus is endemic to the United States, Canada, and the Russian Far East. We report serologic evidence of circulation of this virus in Alaska, New Mexico, and Siberia. These data support further studies of viral ecology in rapidly changing Arctic environments.

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