Further Evidence of Western Encephalitis Infection in Saskatchewan Mammals and Birds and in Reindeer in Northern Canada

By means of serum neutralization tests, additional vertebrate hosts of the WE virus have been identified in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. Infection rates indicate that pigs might be more sensitive indicators of virus activity in nature than domestic poultry. The known northern distribu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burton,A. N., McLintock,J.
Other Authors: SASKATCHEWAN UNIV SASKATOON
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology
(*WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS
VERTEBRATES)
(*CULEX
WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS)
(*VIRUS DISEASES
ARBOVIRUSES
INFECTIONS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
CULICIDAE
BIRDS
MAMMALS
VETERINARY MEDICINE
SERODIAGNOSIS
ANTIGENS + ANTIBODIES
CANADA
DISEASE VECTORS
WILDLIFE
HOST PARASITE RELATIONS
CULEX TARSALIS
Canada
Norman Wells
Northwest Territories
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0718155
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0718155
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Summary:By means of serum neutralization tests, additional vertebrate hosts of the WE virus have been identified in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. Infection rates indicate that pigs might be more sensitive indicators of virus activity in nature than domestic poultry. The known northern distribution of Culex tarsalis is reviewed. C. tarsalis is the principal epidemic transmitter of WE in Western Canada. Although this mosquito has been recorded as far north as Norman Wells, N.W.T., it is not abundant north of the prairie farmlands. It is concluded that transmission of the virus to wildlife in these northern areas must be accomplished by Culiseta inornata or the hordes of pest Aedes mosquitoes. (Author)

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