Incrimination of shrews as a reservoir for Powassan virus
2021
Heidi K. Goethert | Thomas N. Mather | Richard W. Johnson | Sam R. Telford
Goethert and colleagues use a host-specific retrotransposon targeted real time PCR assay on questing nymphal ticks to identify a reservoir for Powassan virus lineage 2 (or deer tick virus). Infected ticks were found to have preferentially fed on shrews, as opposed to white-footed mice as was expected, suggesting that they may be a reservoir host for this virus.
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