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Vector competence of human-biting ticks Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis for Powassan virus

BACKGROUND: Powassan virus (POWV; genus Flavivirus) is the sole North American member of the tick-borne encephalitis sero-complex and an increasing public health threat in the USA. Maintained in nature by Ixodes spp. ticks, POWV has also been isolated from species of other hard tick genera, yet it i...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Rohit, Cozens, Duncan W., Armstrong, Philip M., Brackney, Douglas E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8427896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34503550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04974-1