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Powassan Virus: An Emerging Arbovirus of Public Health Concern in North America

Powassan virus (POWV, Flaviviridae) is the only North American member of the tick-borne encephalitis serogroup of flaviviruses. It is transmitted to small- and medium-sized mammals by Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes cookei, and several other Ixodes tick species. Humans become infected with POWV during spi...

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Autores principales: Hermance, Meghan E., Thangamani, Saravanan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28498740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2017.2110