Isolation of potosi virus from Aedes albopictus in North Carolina.
A total of 4,169 adult mosquitoes were aspirated from 3 tire disposal sites in North Carolina for virus assays. Aedes albopictus was the dominant species, with a relative abundance of approximately 99%. Potosi virus was isolated from one pool of 68 female Ae. albopictus. Priorities for future Potosi virus research and the implications of the North Carolina isolate are discussed.
Harrison
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BA
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, Raleigh, NC 27611-7687, USA.
Mitchell
C J
CJ
Apperson
C S
CS
Smith
G C
GC
Karabatsos
N
N
Engber
B R
BR
Newton
N H
NH
D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D009657:North Carolina; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014709:Vero Cells