Mosquito-transmitted Highlands J virus in Florida

Highlands J virus (HJ) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is similar to eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE) in its natural cycle; it is transmitted from Culiseta melanura mosquitoes to songbirds in freshwater swamps. It has a low pathogenicity in mammals and is rarely seen in humans or h...

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Main Author: C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-11-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/113688
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