Cache Valley Virus in Aedes japonicus japonicus Mosquitoes, Appalachian Region, United States

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2018-03Author
Yang, Fan
Chan, Kevin K.
Marek, Paul E.
Armstrong, Philip M.
Liu, Pengcheng
Bova, Jacob E.
Bernick, Joshua N.
McMillan, Benjamin E.
Weidlich, Benjamin G.
Paulson, Sally L.
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We detected Cache Valley virus in Aedes japonicus, a widely distributed invasive mosquito species, in an Appalachian forest in the United States. The forest contained abundant white-tailed deer, a major host of the mosquito and virus. Vector competence trials indicated that Ae. j. japonicus mosquitoes can transmit this virus in this region.