"Mosquitoes as Vectors of Disease in Minnesota" by John W. Washburn

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Mosquitoes as Vectors of Disease in Minnesota

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John W. Washburn, Minnesota Department of Health

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Article

Publication Date

1984

Keywords

Mosquitoes as carriers of disease; Mosquitoes--Minnesota; Encephalitis

Abstract

Diseases due to mosquito-borne viruses occur every summer in Minnesota. The incidence of Western encephalitis and LaCrosse encephalitis is usually low, but outbreaks of Western encephalitis have occurred in the past. Evidence of Jamestown Canyon virus activity has been found in Minnesota. This virus may represent a newly-recognized cause of central nervous system disease and encephalitis. The epidemiology of the mosquito-borne encephalitis viruses found in Minnesota and the methods of disease surveillance and control are discussed.

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Washburn, J. W. (1984). Mosquitoes as Vectors of Disease in Minnesota. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 50 No.3, 12-15.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol50/iss3/6

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