Interventions: vector control and public education: panel discussion.
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N H Newton
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Isolation of potosi virus from Aedes albopictus in North Carolina.
A total of 4,169 adult mosquitoes were aspirated from 3 tire disposal sites in North Carolina for virus assays. Aedes albopictus was the dominant species, with a relative abundance of approximately 99%. Potosi virus was isolated from one pool of 68 female Ae. albopictus. Priorities for future Potosi virus research and the implications of the North Carolina isolate are discussed.
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Location of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) attachment sites on humans in North Carolina.
The location of tick attachment sites on humans was determined by information provided by respondents to a questionnaire, and by submission of ticks, in counties that have historically had a high incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in North Carolina. Information was gathered from May through September in 1989, 1990, and 1991. Dermacentor variabilis (Say) made up 94% of the collections. Most (50%) were taken from the head; a sizable portion was removed from the legs (22%). The epidemiological implications and potential use of this information in a public information campaign are discussed.
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