The First Isolations of the Powassan Virus in New York State
| Title | The First Isolations of the Powassan Virus in New York State |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1965 |
| Authors | Whitney, E, Jamnback, H |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine |
| Volume | 119 |
| Pagination | 432-435 |
| Keywords | biology |
| Abstract | Powassan virus was isolated from 2 pools of ticks (1 unidentified, the other Ixodes cookei) removed from 2 Marmota monax live-trapped in northern St. Lawrence County. Powassan virus was also isolated from tissues taken from the same 2 animals. Another strain of POW virus was recovered from the brain of a sick gray fox found in Broome County 200 miles to the south in New York State. The 2 tick strains were compared antigenically with the proto-type POW strain and were found to be antigenically similar. |
| URL | http://ebm.sagepub.com/content/119/2/432.short |
| DOI | 10.3181/00379727-119-30202 |
