2016 Flanders Virus Cases
Abstract
Flanders virus was discovered in 1961 in the town of Flanders on Long Island, New York. The virus is in the virus family Rhabdoviridae, and it is widely distributed in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Flanders virus does not cause disease. The virus is frequently found in birds, such as Red-winged blackbirds, House sparrows, and starlings. It is also found in bird-feeding mosquitoes, such as the black-tailed mosquito (Culiseta melanura) and the northern and southern house mosquitoes (Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus, respectively). Presence of the virus in an area serves as a sentinel or warning for West Nile virus and as a trigger for public health control and prevention interventions targeting West Nile virus.
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2016-09-08Metadata
Show full item record| Creator | South Carolina Bureau of Laboratories | |
| Date Accessioned | 2016-11-17T15:22:02Z | |
| Date Available | 2016-11-17T15:22:02Z | |
| Date of Issue | 2016-09-08 | |
| Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10827/23163 | |
| Description | Flanders virus was discovered in 1961 in the town of Flanders on Long Island, New York. The virus is in the virus family Rhabdoviridae, and it is widely distributed in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Flanders virus does not cause disease. The virus is frequently found in birds, such as Red-winged blackbirds, House sparrows, and starlings. It is also found in bird-feeding mosquitoes, such as the black-tailed mosquito (Culiseta melanura) and the northern and southern house mosquitoes (Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus, respectively). Presence of the virus in an area serves as a sentinel or warning for West Nile virus and as a trigger for public health control and prevention interventions targeting West Nile virus. | |
| Item Format | application/pdf | |
| Media Type | Document | |
| Item Language | English | |
| Publisher | South Carolina State Library | |
| Digital Collection | South Carolina State Documents Depository | |
| Rights | Copyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. | |
| Subject | Virus diseases--South Carolina | |
| Subject | Flanders virus--South Carolina | |
| Title | 2016 Flanders Virus Cases | |
| Type | Text | |
| Digitization Specifications | This South Carolina State Document was either saved from a document available publicly online in PDF format or converted to PDF using Adobe Acrobat DC. |