La Crosse Encephalitis Virus Infection in Field-Collected Aedes albopictus, Aedes japonicus, and Aedes triseriatus in Tennessee

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 233 - 241
• Main Authors: Westby, Katie M, Fritzen, Charissa, Paulsen, Dave, Poindexter, Stephanie, Moncayo, Abelardo C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 American Mosquito Control Association, Inc 01.09.2015; American Mosquito Control Association
• Subjects: adults; Aedes - physiology; Aedes - virology; Aedes albopictus; Aedes japonicus; Aedes triseriatus; Animals; Appalachian region; Aquatic insects; arboviruses; California; California encephalitis orthobunyavirus; Disease control; Eggs; emerging diseases; encephalitis; Female; females; Humans; Infections; insect vectors; Insect Vectors - physiology; Insect Vectors - virology; Introduced species; La Crosse virus; La Crosse virus - isolation & purification; Likelihood Functions; Medical laboratories; Mosquitoes; Ochlerotatus japonicus; Population Dynamics; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Seasons; serotypes; Species Specificity; Studies; Tennessee; transovarial transmission; trapping; Tennessee; La Crosse Wisconsin; United States > US; USA, Tennessee; INE, USA, California; Appalachian region; California; Aedes albopictus; La Crosse virus; Aedes triseriatus; Tennessee; Aedes japonicus

La Crosse virus (LACV) is a mosquito-borne virus and a major cause of pediatric encephalitis in the USA. La Crosse virus emerged in Tennessee and other states in the Appalachian region in 1997. We investigated LACV infection rates and seasonal abundances of the native mosquito vector, Aedes triseria...