Apparent Disappearance of Vesicular Stomatitis New Jersey Virus from Ossabaw Island, Georgia

作者：Killmaster Lindsay Fann; Stallknecht David E; Howerth Elizabeth W; Moulton John K; Smith Paul F; Mead Daniel G^*

来源：Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2011, 11(5): 559-565.

DOI：10.1089/vbz.2010.0083

• Endemic focus
• Feral swine
• Sand fly
• Vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus

Ossabaw Island, Georgia, is the only reported endemic focus of Vesicular Stomatitis New Jersey Virus (VSNJV) in the United States. Based on recent negative serologic results of white-tailed deer and feral swine and the failure to isolate VSNJV from Lutzomyia shannoni, it appears that VSNJV is no longer present at this site. This apparent disappearance does not appear to be related to a change in L. shannoni habitat, specifically to the density of tree holes in the maritime and mixed hardwood forests. We believe that the disappearance of VSNJV from Ossabaw Island is directly related to a reduction in the feral swine population and a subsequent increase in the utilization of white-tailed deer by the known vector, L. shannoni.

• 出版日期2011-5