Powassan virus — an emerging public health concern
| Autor: | Chloe Bogaty, Michael A. Drebot |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Canada
viruses 030231 tropical medicine DEET Tick Communicable Diseases Emerging Encephalitis Viruses Tick-Borne 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lyme disease parasitic diseases medicine Encephalitis Viruses Animals Humans Anaplasma Powassan virus Practice biology Ixodes General Medicine bacterial infections and mycoses 030224 pathology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology Ixodes scapularis Insect Repellents Arachnid Vectors Encephalitis Encephalitis Tick-Borne |
| Popis: | Investigation of a summertime flu-like illness is warranted. Well-known pathogens include Lyme disease, anaplasma and West Nile virus. A lesser-known pathogen is Powassan virus (POWV). Powassan virus is transmitted by the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis .[1][1] Ticks harbouring POWV have been |
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