Bourbon Virus Transmission, New York, USA
Alan P. Dupuis, Melissa A. Prusinski, Collin O’Connor, Joseph G. Maffei, Cheri A. Koetzner, Tela E. Zembsch, Steven D. Zink, Alexis White, Michael P. Santoriello, Christopher L. Romano, Guang Xu, Fumiko Ribbe, Scott R. Campbell, Stephen M. Rich, P. Bryon Backenson, Laura D. Kramer, Alexander T. Ciota
Abstract
In July 2019, Bourbon virus RNA was detected in an Amblyomma americanum tick removed from a resident of Long Island, New York, USA. Tick infection and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serosurvey results demonstrate active transmission in New York, especially Suffolk County, emphasizing a need for surveillance anywhere A. americanum ticks are reported.
Topics & Concepts
Amblyomma americanumOdocoileusTickTransmission (telecommunications)VirologyBiologyTick-borne diseaseVirusWhite (mutation)IxodidaeZoologyGeneticsEngineeringGeneElectrical engineeringViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesMosquito-borne diseases and control