Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Deer Tick Virus (Powassan Virus, Lineage II) in Ixodes scapularis Ticks in Five Habitats at a Nature Reserve in Southern Maine, United States.
Robich R, Piantadosi A, Elias S, Cosenza D, Schneider E, Baxter L, LaFon E, Lubelczyk C, Meagher M, Vogels C, Smith R. Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Deer Tick Virus (Powassan Virus, Lineage II) in Ixodes scapularis Ticks in Five Habitats at a Nature Reserve in Southern Maine, United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2024 PMID: 39406212, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeer tick virusHabitat typesGenetic diversityIxodes scapularis ticksInvasive vegetationAdult ticksLong-distance dispersalTick virusShort-range dispersalVirus prevalenceTick-borne encephalitis virusPhylogenetic analysisLineage IIHabitatPowassan virus lineage IIEnzootic fociNature ReserveNative vegetationTicksDeerNational Estuarine Research ReserveCompared to 0UnderstoryEncephalitis virusForest