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Blood-Meal Hosts of the Enzootic Vector of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus, Culiseta melanura, in Michigan, United States
John B. Keven
jbkeven@gmail.com
John B. Keven
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan;
Vector-Borne Diseases Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
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Edward D. Walker
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan;
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Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus (EEEV) is endemic in Michigan, showing an upsurge in human cases and in infections of white-tailed deer, horses, and other animals in the past decade (2010–2020). However, blood-host associations of the enzootic mosquito vector Culiseta melanura in the Great Lakes region are poorly known compared with other better-studied regions. Vertebrate sources of blood meals of Cs. melanura collected from resting boxes were determined through sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome B gene generated from polymerase chain reaction. Thirty-six unique avian species were detected in the samples, and 42% of the blood meals originated from only two species (American robin and northern cardinal). This result shows that although the Cs. melanura population investigated here used a wide range of avian hosts, American robin and northern cardinal are the main hosts in southwestern Michigan.
Author Notes
Financial support: This study was supported by the U.S. CDC (Grant no.
Current contact information: John B. Keven, Vector-Borne Diseases Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea, E-mail: john.keven@pngimr.org.pg. Edward D. Walker, Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, E-mail: walker@msu.edu.
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