West Nile virus (WNV) was detected by Taqman reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in 4 of 85 (4.7%) blood-engorged (n = 2) and unengorged (n = 2) Icosta americana (Leach) hippoboscid flies that were collected from wild raptors submitted to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Mercer County, NJ, in 2003. This report represents an additional detection of WNV in a nonculicine arthropod in North America and the first documented detection of the virus in unengorged hippoboscid flies, further suggesting a possible role that this species may play in the transmission of WNV in North America.
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1 December 2005
DETECTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS RNA FROM THE LOUSE FLY ICOSTA AMERICANA (DIPTERA: HIPPOBOSCIDAE)
ARY FARAJOLLAHI,
WAYNE J. CRANS,
DIANE NICKERSON,
PATRICIA BRYANT,
BRUCE WOLF,
AMY GLASER,
THEODORE G. ANDREADIS
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Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
Vol. 21 • No. 4
December 2005
Vol. 21 • No. 4
December 2005
Hippoboscidae
Icosta americana
raptors
West Nile virus