1st detection of Jamestown Canyon virus in Nebraska mosquitoes at Cunningham Lake, transmitted to humans via infected white-tailed deer.

Rare mosquito-borne Jamestown Canyon virus found in Nebraska for the first time, confirmed in samples from mosquitoes at Cunningham Lake. Transmitted to humans through bites of mosquitoes that have bitten infected white-tailed deer, humans are "dead-end" hosts and cannot spread the virus to mosquitoes or others. Symptoms can range from flu-like illness with fever to severe neurological conditions such as meningitis.

July 19, 2024
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