2020
Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA
Eastwood G, Shepard J, Misencik M, Andreadis T, Armstrong P. Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA. Parasites & Vectors 2020, 13: 569. PMID: 33176861, PMCID: PMC7659055, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04440-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman casesMosquito-borne virusLa Crosse virusPediatric encephalitisField-collected mosquitoesLACV infectionConclusionOur analysisLocal mosquito populationsVirusPublic healthVirus lineagesLACVNew York StateMosquito populationsMosquitoesEncephalitisIsolatesLong-term persistenceInfectionPrevalenceCases
2001
Epizootiological Studies of Amblyospora albifasciati (Microsporidiida: Amblyosporidae) in Natural Populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mesocyclops annulatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a Transient Floodwater Habitat
Micieli M, Garcia J, Andreadis T. Epizootiological Studies of Amblyospora albifasciati (Microsporidiida: Amblyosporidae) in Natural Populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mesocyclops annulatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a Transient Floodwater Habitat. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 2001, 77: 68-74. PMID: 11161996, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.2000.4995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly prevalence ratePrevalence of infectionHigher infection rateHorizontal transmissionIntermediate copepod hostPrevalence ratesLow prevalenceInfection rateInfectionMosquito hostPrevalenceSignificant detrimental impactPopulationMosquitoesDefinitive hostsLow levelsEpizootiological studiesCopepod hostLarval Ae