2023
Everglades virus: an underrecognized disease-causing subtype of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus endemic to Florida, USA
Burkett-Cadena N, Fish D, Weaver S, Vittor A. Everglades virus: an underrecognized disease-causing subtype of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus endemic to Florida, USA. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2023, 60: 1149-1164. PMID: 37862065, PMCID: PMC10645373, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEverglades virusEncephalitis virusCases of meningitisCotton rat Sigmodon hispidusHigh natural infection rateEpidemic strainsNatural infection rateInfection rateWidespread transmissionAbundance of AedesNatural infectionSubtype IISubtypesFrequent feedingFrequency of contactCertain mosquitoesVector competenceVirusHuman diseasesRodentsVertebrate hosts
2016
Almendravirus: A Proposed New Genus of Rhabdoviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes in Tropical Regions of the Americas.
Contreras MA, Eastwood G, Guzman H, Popov V, Savit C, Uribe S, Kramer LD, Wood TG, Widen SG, Fish D, Tesh RB, Vasilakis N, Walker PJ. Almendravirus: A Proposed New Genus of Rhabdoviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes in Tropical Regions of the Americas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 96: 100-109. PMID: 27799634, PMCID: PMC5239673, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL protein sequencesSimilar genome organizationStructural protein genesAnimal rhabdovirusesGenome organizationUnique cladePhylogenetic analysisEverglades National ParkArthropod populationsProtein geneProtein sequencesL geneVertebrate hostsNew genusSequence analysisDiverse familyHematophagous arthropodsRNA virusesAnopheles quadrimaculatus mosquitoesGenesNational ParkCladeArthropodsNovel virusRhabdovirus