Western equine encephalitis (WEE) was once prevalent and routinely isolated from mosquitoes in Colorado; however, isolations of Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV) have not been reported from mosquito pools since the early 1990s.The objective of the present study was to test pools of Culex tarsalis (Coquillett) mosquitoes sampled from Weld County, CO, in 2016 for evidence of WEEV infection. Over 7,000 mosquitoes were tested, but none were positive for WEEV RNA.These data indicate that WEEV either was not circulating enzootically in Northern Colorado, was very rare, and would require much more extensive mosquito sampling to detect, or was heterogeneously distributed spatially and temporally and happened to not be present in the area sampled during 2016. Even though the reported incidence of WEE remains null, screening for WEEV viral RNA in mosquito vectors offers forewarning toward the detection and prevention of future outbreaks.
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6 December 2018
Continued Evidence of Decline in the Enzootic Activity of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus in Colorado
Lucy L. Robb,
Daniel A. Hartman,
Lauren Rice,
Justin deMaria,
Nicholas A. Bergren,
Erin M. Borland,
Rebekah C. Kading
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 56 • No. 2
March 2019
Vol. 56 • No. 2
March 2019
arbovirus
Culex tarsalis
surveillance