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Jamestown Canyon virus
Epidemiology:
- transmitted by mosquitoes
- sporadic cases throughout U.S., including Minnesota [2]
- 1st isolated from Culiseta mosquitoes in Jamestown Colorodo in 1961
Pathology:
- meningitis, viral encephalitis
Clinical manifestations:
- symptoms generally mild
- fever, headache, flu-like symptoms
Laboratory:
- Jamestown Canyon virus serology
- Jamestown Canyon virus RNA
General
California encephalitis virus; California group viruses; California serogroup encephalitis virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
NEGATIVE-STRAND
CIRCULAR
GENOME-SIZE: 13-21 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
- Wikipedia: Jamestown Canyon virus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Canyon_virus
- Minnesota Department of Health
Jamestown Canyon Virus Fact Sheet
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/jcv/jcv.html
- Pastula DM, Hoang Johnson DK, White JL et al
Jamestown Canyon Virus Disease in the United States-2000-2013.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Aug;93(2):384-9.
PMID: 26033022 Free PMC Article