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. 2021 Sep 9;14:466. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04974-1

Table 1.

Horizontal transmission of Powassan virus lineage II to mice by Ixodes scapularis, Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma americanum

Tick species Exposed mice (n) Mice with signs of infection (n) POWV II Infection (n)a
Ixodesscapularis 8b 8 8
Dermacentorvariabilis 8b 8 7
Amblyommaamericanum 8b 8 7

POWV II Powassan virus lineage II

aData obtained from RT-qPCR analysis of brain and/or spleen tissues of exposed mice

b6 (fully engorged) + 2 (partially fed) nymphs recovered from feeding capsules