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:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Powassan virus
deer tick virus
arboviruses
viruses
tick-borne encephalitis
tick-borne encephalitis virus
ecology
Flaviviridae
mammals
Myodes
Peromyscus
serology
zoonoses
Russia
Alaska
New Mexico
Arctic
Canada
Siberia
Online Access:http://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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