Bourbon Virus in Wild and Domestic Animals, Missouri, USA, 2012–2013

Abstract

Since its recent discovery, Bourbon virus has been isolated from a human and ticks. To assess exposure of potential vertebrate reservoirs, we assayed banked serum and plasma samples from wildlife and domestic animals in Missouri, USA, for Bourbon virus–neutralizing antibodies. We detected high seroprevalence in raccoons (50%) and white-tailed deer (86%).

Keywords

• arbovirus
• Bourbon virus
• viruses
• Thogotovirus
• ecology
• serologic analysis