| in vitro functional analysis of a temperature-sensitive mutant of vesicular stomatitis virus, new jersey serotype, defective in transcription. | | 1978 | 214958 |
| titers of vesicular stomatitis virus, new jersey serotype, in naturally infected male and female lutzomyia shannoni (diptera: psychodidae) in georgia. | seven isolates of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis (vsnj) virus were obtained from pooled specimens of phlebotomine sand flies, lutzomyia shannoni dyar, collected on ossabaw island, chatham county, ga., in 1989 and 1990. three isolates, including two from males, were obtained from light-trapped sand flies in 1989. four isolates were obtained from pools of sand flies collected from hollow trees in 1990. three of the latter pools contained from 4.0 to 4.7 log10 of plaque-forming uni ... | 1992 | 1322992 |
| antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey type virus in white-tailed deer on ossabaw island, georgia, 1985 to 1989. | from 1985 to 1989, 491 serum samples were collected from white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) on ossabaw island, georgia (usa) and were tested for neutralizing antibodies to new jersey and indiana type vesicular stomatitis viruses. prevalence of antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey (vsnj) virus in deer for the 5-yr period was 43%. prevalence of antibodies differed by year (p less than 0.0001), and was dependent on age class (p less than 0.0001) and location on the island (p less t ... | 1991 | 1661786 |
| lutzomyia shannoni (diptera: psychodidae): a biological vector of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus on ossabaw island, georgia. | the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus (vsnj) is enzootic on ossabaw island, georgia. lutzomyia shannoni is the only phlebotomine sand fly present on the island and there is strong evidence that it is a vector of the virus at this site. this overview summarizes the studies that have been done on the island, reviews the evidence which confirms that l. shannoni is a biological vector of vsnj, and discusses remaining unknown aspects of the epizootiology of vsnj. | 1991 | 1668681 |
| spontaneous mutations leading to antigenic variations in the glycoproteins of vesicular stomatitis virus field isolates. | strains of vesicular stomatitis virus, new jersey serotype (vsv-nj), isolated from diseased cattle or swine were examined by genomic rna sequencing for genetic diversity potentially leading to antigenic variations in their type-specific glycoproteins as determined by reactivity with epitope-specific monoclonal antibodies (mabs). seven field isolates recovered in colorado, new mexico, georgia, and mexico during the widespread 1982-1985 epizootic in the western united states resembled the prototyp ... | 1990 | 1688475 |
| vesicular stomatitis new jersey virus glycoprotein gene sequence and neutralizing epitope stability in an enzootic focus. | vesicular stomatitis new jersey (vs nj) virus is capable of undergoing rapid evolution in nature and therefore has the potential for antigenic variation. we selected an area of costa rica where vs nj virus is enzootic to study whether this virus used the mechanism of antigenic variation to persist in nature. three sentinel herds and three nonsentinel herds were observed from 1986 to 1988. eleven vs nj virus isolates were collected from naturally infected cattle. remarkably, nine animals that wer ... | 1990 | 1693802 |
| trajectory analysis of winds and vesicular stomatitis in north america, 1982-5. | outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis, serotype new jersey, during epidemics in the united states and northern mexico, 1982-5, were examined by backward trajectories of winds to investigate spread and possible sources. the outbreaks selected for analysis did not involve introduction of disease by infected animals. the findings indicate that wind could have been responsible for carrying infection from northern mexico to arizona and new mexico and thence to colorado and utah and on to wyoming, idaho a ... | 1990 | 2157606 |
| nucleotide sequence of the leader rna of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus. | sequence for the leader rna synthesized by the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus is presented and its complementary sequence representing the 3'-terminal sequence of the genome rna is deduced. comparison with the leader rna sequence of the serologically distinct indiana strain reveals that the 3'-terminal region of the genomes of two viruses is highly conserved. | 1978 | 214766 |
| isolation of arboviruses from culicoides midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae) in colorado during an epizootic of vesicular stomatitis new jersey. | an arbovirus survey was conducted in colorado and utah during an epizootic of vesicular stomatitis new jersey (vsnj) that occurred in the western united states in 1982-1983. from 120,422 insect specimens assayed, 106 viruses were isolated. four were rhabdoviruses (vsnj), three were orbiviruses (bluetongue serotype-11), 92 were bunyamwera group (65 main drain and 27 lokern), and seven were simbu group (buttonwillow) bunyaviruses. culicoides spp. accounted for 105 viral isolates (c. (selfia) spp., ... | 1990 | 2167371 |
| phosphoprotein and nucleocapsid protein evolution of vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey. | the entire phosphoprotein (p) and nucleocapsid (n) protein gene sequences and deduced amino acid sequences for 18 selected vesicular stomatitis virus isolates representative of the natural genetic diversity within the new jersey serotype are reported. phylogenetic analysis of the data using maximum parsimony allowed construction of evolutionary trees for the individual genes and the combined n, p, and glycoprotein (g) genes of these viruses. virtually identical rates of nucleotide substitutions ... | 1990 | 2159527 |
| vesicular stomatitis virus (new jersey strain) infection in two california dairy herds: an epidemiologic study. | the course of vesicular stomatitis in cattle was investigated in 2 dairy herds (a and b) located in the southern san joaquin valley of california. cattle were examined and specimens were obtained for virus isolation and for serologic survey for one year after an epizootic in december 1982. all 33 lactating cows selected for study had oral lesions, but only 19 (58%) were drooling or frothing around the mouth. lesions on feet and teats were not observed. the healing time (longer than has been repo ... | 1987 | 2824414 |
| isolation of vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey serotype from phlebotomine sand flies in georgia. | vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey serotype (vsnj virus) was isolated from 6 of 610 pools of phlebotomine sand flies (lutzomyia shannoni) collected on ossabaw island, ga. all isolates were from non-blooded females. infected sand flies were collected at 6 sites at 5 separate times from 3 june through 25 july 1988. thirty-five pools of culicoides ssp. and 48 pools of mosquitoes obtained in conjunction with the infected sand flies also were evaluated for vsnj virus; all were negative. concomitan ... | 1990 | 1971158 |
| intracellular formation of two soluble glycoproteins in bhk cells infected with vesicular stomatitis virus serotype new jersey. | infection of bhk 21 cells with vsv serotype new jersey gave rise to three intracellular viral glycoproteins: the membrane-integrated g protein and the two soluble glycoproteins gs and gss which lacked the cytoplasmic and transmembrane domains as was deduced from limited chemical cleavage of the glycoproteins by hydroxylamine. both soluble glycoproteins were completely protected by the microsomal membrane against proteolytic digestion. the soluble glycoproteins were formed in the endoplasmic reti ... | 1991 | 1846493 |
| monoclonal antibodies to the matrix protein of vesicular stomatitis virus (new jersey serotype) and their effects on viral transcription. | of 33 hybridomas raised by immunization of balb/c mice with the matrix (m) protein of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv), 17 secreted monoclonal antibodies (mab) of the igg isotype and, unexpectedly, 16 of the igm isotype. all these monoclonal antibodies bound strongly to vsv-new jersey m protein by elisa, immunoprecipitation, and immunoblotting assays, but exhibited only slight or no cross-reactivity with the m protein of vsv-indiana. four antigenic determinants of vsv- ... | 1985 | 2414913 |
| serologic survey for evidence of exposure to vesicular stomatitis virus, pseudorabies virus, brucellosis and leptospirosis in collared peccaries from arizona. | two hundred eighteen usable serum samples were collected from hunter-killed collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) during march 1986, in three areas of arizona. evaluations for antibodies against vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) new jersey (nj) type, vsv indiana type, pseudorabies virus, brucellosis, and leptospirosis revealed positive test results in 8%, 0%, less than 1%, 0%, and 23% of the sera, respectively. exposure of peccaries to vsv (nj) was widespread, but variation in the prevalence of ser ... | 1987 | 2824864 |
| characterization of new jersey vesicular stomatitis virus isolates from horses and black flies during the 1982 outbreak in colorado. | vesicular stomatitis viruses isolated from horses, afflicted during the recent outbreak in the western united states, and from black flies (simuliidae) were characterized with respect to the homology of their genomic rnas and the mobility of their proteins in polyacrylamide gels. all the isolates were very similar, if not identical, with respect to these two parameters. when the black fly isolate was compared to other vsv isolates, this virus appeared to belong in the hazelhurst subgroup of the ... | 1985 | 2997995 |
| genetic diversity of enzootic isolates of vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey. | the rna genomes of 43 vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) isolates of the new jersey (nj) serotype were t1-ribonuclease fingerprinted to compare the extent of genetic diversity of virus from regions of epizootic and enzootic disease activity. forty of these viruses were obtained from central america during 1982 to 1985. the other three were older isolates, including a 1970 isolate from culex nigripalpus mosquitos in guatemala, a 1960 bovine isolate from panama, and a 1976 isolate from mosquitos (ma ... | 1988 | 2891861 |
| serologic surveillance for vesicular stomatitis virus on ossabaw island, georgia. | seventeen species of mammals and seven species of birds from ossabaw island, georgia, were tested for vesicular stomatitis (vs) neutralizing antibodies. seropositive results were restricted to mammals with six of 17 species testing seropositive for vs (new jersey type) neutralizing antibodies. seropositive species included: raccoons (procyon lotor), white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), feral swine (sus scrofa), cattle (bos taurus), horses (equus caballus), and donkeys (equus asinus). all ... | 1985 | 2987546 |
| enzootic vesicular stomatitis new jersey type in an insular feral swine population. | free-ranging feral swine from ossabaw island, chatham county, georgia, were serially bled and tested for vesicular stomatitis new jersey type serum neutralizing antibody to determine the intensity and progression of annual vesicular stomatitis activity. from november 21, 1981 to october 11, 1982, and from march 15, 1983 to october 14, 1983, 307 and 340 swine were sampled, respectively. seroconversions were initially detected during the first week of june and continued into september in both 1982 ... | 1985 | 2996331 |
| epizootic vesicular stomatitis in colorado, 1982: epidemiologic and entomologic studies. | an epizootic of vesicular stomatitis (vs) caused by the new jersey serotype of vs virus affected livestock and humans in 14 western states in 1982-1983. epidemiological observations were made on at least 10% of the cattle in 4 dairy herds that were located in the vicinity of grand junction, colorado. high rates of neutralizing antibody to the new jersey serotype were seen in all cattle regardless of whether livestock in the dairy had clinical vs or a decrease in mild production. antibody titers ... | 1987 | 3028191 |
| epizootic vesicular stomatitis in colorado, 1982: infection in occupational risk groups. | in 1982-1983, an epizootic of vesicular stomatitis occurred in the western united states. veterinarians, research workers, and regulatory personnel who were exposed to vesicular stomatitis virus were examined for patterns of human infection and prevalence of vesicular stomatitis new jersey serotype neutralizing antibody. insight into the mechanism of transmission was sought by comparing activities of antibody-positive and antibody-negative persons. a statistically significant risk factor was a h ... | 1987 | 3028192 |
| molecular epizootiology and evolution of vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey. | vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) has been shown previously to be capable of undergoing rapid mutational change during sequential experimental infections in various tissue culture cell systems (j. holland, k. spindler, f. horodyski, e. grabau, s. nichol, and s. vandepol, science 215:1577-1585, 1982). the present study was undertaken to determine the degree of genetic diversity and evolution of the virus under natural infection conditions and to gain insight into the epizootiology of the disease. ... | 1987 | 3029397 |
| antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey type virus in a population of white-tailed deer. | | 1986 | 3012128 |
| epizootic vesicular stomatitis in colorado, 1982: some observations on the possible role of wildlife populations in an enzootic maintenance cycle. | sera obtained from wild ungulates, carnivores, and rodents in colorado were tested for neutralizing (n) antibody against vesicular stomatitis, new jersey serotype (vsnj), virus to determine their involvement in the 1982 colorado vsnj epizootic in domestic animals. viremic and n antibody responses of two local rodent species to a 1982 colorado isolate of vsnj were determined in the laboratory. the rodents produced only weak viremias, but all developed n antibody. n antibody prevalences for vsnj i ... | 1987 | 3035241 |
| antibodies to vesicular stomatitis virus in populations of feral swine in the united states. | from 1979 to 1985, 941 feral swine (sus scrofa) from 53 locations in 15 states were serologically tested for antibodies to vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv). antibodies to new jersey serotype vsv were present in 75 swine from five locations in arkansas, florida, georgia, and louisiana. within these populations, antibody prevalences ranged from 10 to 100%. no antibodies to indiana serotype were detected. | 1986 | 3016348 |
| an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of bovine antibodies to vesicular stomatitis virus. | an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was developed to detect bovine antibody to vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv). serum samples from cows experimentally infected with the new jersey serotype of vsv (vsv-nj) were assayed by the elisa and serum-neutralization (sn) assay. the elisa was as sensitive as the sn assay in detecting bovine antibody to vsv. the correlation between sn titers and elisa values at absorbance at 405 nm was statistically significant. the elisa was not specific ... | 1986 | 3017162 |
| antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey type virus in wild and domestic sentinel swine. | wild sentinel swine on ossabaw island, chatham county, georgia, were serially bled and tested for vesicular stomatitis new jersey type virus neutralizing antibody to determine the intensity, distribution, and progression of annual viral activity. from march through september, 1984 and 1985, 112 and 226 juvenile (less than 8 months) swine, respectively, were sampled. seroconversions initially were detected on may 7, 1984 and may 18, 1985. incidence of seroconversion in wild swine reached 32% duri ... | 1987 | 3034056 |
| population dynamics of lutzomyia shannoni (diptera: psychodidae) in relation to the epizootiology of vesicular stomatitis virus on ossabaw island, georgia. | population dynamics of lutzomyia shannoni dyar were studied on ossabaw island, ga, to define further the role of this species in the epizootiology of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis (vsnj) virus. bimonthly collections of sand flies egressing from hollow trees from april to november 1991 indicated that there were three generations of sand flies. data from light trap collections from 1986 through 1989 indicated that similar seasonal cycles occurred during previous years. at this si ... | 1994 | 7815397 |
| malpais spring virus: a new vesiculovirus from mosquitoes collected in new mexico and evidence of infected indigenous and exotic ungulates. | two virus isolates, 1 each from aedes campestris and psorophora signipennis mosquitoes collected in south central new mexico in august 1985, were shown by neutralization tests to be identical to each other, but not to any of more than 250 arthropod-borne and other viruses. electron microscopy of 1 isolate (85-488nm, chosen as the prototype) indicated that this strain shares morphologic characteristics with viruses of the family rhabdoviridae. indirect fluorescent antibody tests indicated that th ... | 1988 | 3061310 |
| a comparison of cocal and vesicular stomatitis virus, serotypes new jersey and indiana. | | 1967 | 4290001 |
| effect of forest type on the distribution of lutzomyia shannoni (diptera: psychodidae) and vesicular stomatitis virus on ossabaw island, georgia. | we studied the effects of three forest types on multiple factors that are believed to influence the transmission of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis (vsnj) virus on ossabaw island, ga. these factors included availability of tree hole diurnal resting habitat for the presumed sand fly vector, lutzomyia shannoni dyar; relative abundance of l. shannoni; prevalence of vsnj virus infection in sand flies; and prevalence of vsnj virus antibodies in wild swine. tree hole availability, sand ... | 1993 | 8389877 |
| ultrastructure of cocal, indiana, and new jersey serotypes of vesicular stomatitis virus. | | 1967 | 4290652 |
| application of indirect elisa for detection of bovine antibodies against vesicular stomatitis viruses. | two indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (i-elisas) are described for the detection of bovine serum antibody to the new jersey (nj) and indiana (in) vesicular stomatitis viruses (vsv). serum samples at a dilution of 1:200 were incubated with binary ethylenimine-inactivated vsv-nj and vsv-in type-specific antigens preadsorbed to microtiter plates. bound antibodies were detected by a murine monoclonal antibody to bovine igg1 conjugated with horseradish peroxidase. the performance of each i- ... | 1993 | 8385501 |
| hosts of lutzomyia shannoni (diptera: psychodidae) in relation to vesicular stomatitis virus on ossabaw island, georgia, u.s.a. | hosts of lutzomyia shannoni dyar, a suspected biological vector of the new jersey serotype of vesicular stomatitis (vsnj) virus, were determined using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) of 333 blood-fed female sandflies collected from their diurnal resting shelters on ossabaw island, georgia, u.s.a. sandflies had fed primarily on white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) (81%) and to a lesser extent on feral swine (sus scrofa) (16%), two species of host infected annually with ... | 1994 | 7841487 |
| display of disparate transcription phenotype by the phosphorylation negative p protein mutants of vesicular stomatitis virus, indiana serotype, expressed in e. coli and eucaryotic cells. | the phosphoprotein (p) of vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) is a subunit of the rna polymerase (l) that transcribes the negative strand genome rna into mrnas both in vitro and in vivo. we have recently shown that the p protein of vsv, new jersey serotype (pnj), expressed in e. coli, is biologically inactive unless phosphorylated at specific serine residues by cellular casein kinase ii (ckii). in the present work, we are studying the role of phosphorylation in the activation of the p protein of in ... | 1997 | 9368099 |
| 1995 epizootic of vesicular stomatitis (new jersey serotype) in the western united states: an entomologic perspective. | entomologic and epizootic data are reviewed concerning the potential for transmission of vesicular stomatitis (vs) virus by insects, including field data from case-positive premises in new mexico and colorado during the 1995 outbreak of the new jersey serotype (vsnj). as with previous outbreaks of vsnj in the western united states, the 1995 epizootic illustrated that risk of exposure is seasonal, increasing during warm weather and decreasing with onset of cool weather; virus activity spread from ... | 1999 | 10071485 |
| vector competence of select black fly species for vesicular stomatitis virus (new jersey serotype). | black flies collected from southern arizona were evaluated for their vector competence to the oaxaca and camp verde isolates of vesicular stomatitis virus (new jersey serotype) (vsv-nj). the camp verde isolate is the index isolate of the 1982-1983 vsv-nj epizootic that infected humans and livestock in 14 western states. previous experiments have shown that colonized simulium vittatum females are competent laboratory vectors of both virus isolates. however, under controlled laboratory conditions, ... | 1997 | 9242316 |
| re-emergence of vesicular stomatitis in the western united states is associated with distinct viral genetic lineages. | phylogenetic analysis of partial phosphoprotein and glycoprotein gene sequences showed that a single genetic lineage of vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) serotype new jersey (nj) caused the 1995 and 1997 outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis (vs) in the western united states. while distinct from vsv-nj strains causing previous outbreaks in the western united states and those circulating in feral swine in the southeastern united states, this lineage was closely related to viral lineages circulating in ... | 2000 | 10814582 |
| serologic survey for selected infectious disease agents in swift and kit foxes from the western united states. | a serologic survey of swift fox (vulpes velox) and kit fox (v. macrotis) from the western usa was conducted for 12 infectious diseases. samples from swift fox were collected between 1987 and 1992 from colorado (n = 44), kansas (n = 10), and wyoming (n = 9). samples from kit fox were collected in california (n = 86), new mexico (n = 18), utah (n = 9), and arizona (n = 6). overall antibody prevalence rates were 33 of 110 (30%) for canine parvovirus (cpv), 9 of 72 (13%) for canine distemper virus ( ... | 2000 | 11085448 |
| feral swine as a potential amplifying host for vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey serotype on ossabaw island, georgia. | sentinel feral swine (sus scrofa) on ossabaw island, georgia (usa), were serologically monitored for antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey serotype (vsnj) virus from 17 april to 27 august 1990. seroconversions to vsnj virus were detected in 24% of swine island-wide. differences in the incidence of seroconversion were detected between swine sampled in the pleistocene and holocene formations of the island suggesting that the presence of virus is forest type dependent. based on the consiste ... | 1993 | 8394941 |
| pathogenesis of experimental vesicular stomatitis virus (new jersey serotype) infection in the deer mouse (peromyscus maniculatus). | the pathogenesis of vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) infection has not been investigated previously in native new world rodents that may have a role in the epidemiology of the disease. in the present study, 45 juvenile and 80 adult deer mice (peromyscus maniculatus) were inoculated intranasally with vsv new jersey serotype (vsv-nj) and examined sequentially over a 7-day period. virus was detected by means of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization in all tissues containing histologic lesi ... | 2001 | 11467473 |
| emergence and re-emergence of vesicular stomatitis in the united states. | vesicular stomatitis (vs) is an important disease of cattle, horses and pigs. the causal agent is an arbovirus; vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) of which two distinct serotypes new jersey (nj) and indiana (in) have been described. the clinical signs in cattle and pigs are undistinguishable from foot-and-mouth disease (fmd), one of the most devastating viral infections of livestock. vsv is the most important cause of vesicular disease in fmd-free countries in the americas, causing thousands of ou ... | 2002 | 12034487 |
| use of sentinel herds to study the epidemiology of vesicular stomatitis in the state of colorado. | approximately 20 sentinel premises in colorado were visited quarterly during a 3-year prospective study to investigate the persistence of vs viruses in horses. a survey to assess management practices, health events, animal movements and environmental data was completed at each visit. collection of serum samples and oral swabs along with a clinical examination of sentinel horses were performed at each visit. serum samples were tested by 2 or more of 4 available serological tests. the data collect ... | 2002 | 12381592 |
| effect of mosquito salivary gland treatment on vesicular stomatitis new jersey virus replication and interferon alpha/beta expression in vitro. | the sensitivity of vesicular stomatitis (vs) viruses to interferon (ifn)-mediated antiviral effects has been well documented. previous studies in our laboratory have shown the ability of mosquito saliva to enhance vesicular stomatitis new jersey (vsnj) virus infection in mice. to investigate the effect of mosquito saliva on virus replication and ifn alpha/beta expression, virus titers were analyzed at various time points after infection in cells that were treated with mosquito salivary gland hom ... | 2003 | 12693849 |
| effect of strain and serotype of vesicular stomatitis virus on viral shedding, vesicular lesion development, and contact transmission in pigs. | to determine whether pigs can be infected with strains of vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey (vsv-nj) and vesicular stomatitis virus indiana (vsv-i) isolated during recent vesicular stomatitis outbreaks that primarily involved horses in the western united states and determine the potential for these viruses to be transmitted by contact. | 2004 | 15478770 |
| ecological factors rather than temporal factors dominate the evolution of vesicular stomatitis virus. | vesicular stomatitis new jersey virus (vsv-nj) is a rhabdovirus that causes economically important disease in cattle and other domestic animals in endemic areas from southeastern united states to northern south america. its negatively stranded rna genome is capable of undergoing rapid evolution, which allows phylogenetic analysis and molecular epidemiology studies to be performed. previous epidemiological studies in costa rica showed the existence of at least two distinct ecological zones of hig ... | 1996 | 8917539 |
| molecular epidemiology of vesicular stomatitis new jersey virus from the 2004-2005 us outbreak indicates a common origin with mexican strains. | vesicular stomatitis (vs) outbreaks of unknown origin occur at 8-10-year intervals in the south-western usa with the most recent outbreak beginning in 2004. a previous study has suggested that strains causing us outbreaks are closely related to strains causing outbreaks in mexico [rodriguez (2002) virus res 85, 211-219]. this study determined the phylogenetic relationships among 116 vesicular stomatitis new jersey virus (vsnjv) strains obtained from the 2004 outbreak and from endemic areas in me ... | 2007 | 17554039 |
| improvement and optimization of a multiplex real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection and typing of vesicular stomatitis virus. | an improvement to a previously reported real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (real-time rt-pcr) assay for the detection of vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) is described. results indicate that the new assay is capable of detecting a panel of genetically representative strains of vsv present in north, central, and south america. the assay is specific for vsv and allows for simultaneous differentiation between vesicular stomatitis indiana virus and vesicular stomatitis new jers ... | 2010 | 20453220 |
| vsv-nj on ossabaw island, georgia. the truth is out there. | ossabaw island, georgia, is the only recognized enzootic focus of vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey (vsv-nj) in the united states and has been the subject of vsv-nj research since 1981. to date, vsv-nj antibodies have been detected only from feral swine, cattle, equines, deer, and raccoons. vsv-nj transmission occurs annually, is seasonal, and is associated with the maritime forest. despite high transmission rates the clinical disease is rarely detected. a sand fly (lutzomyia shannoni) occur ... | 2000 | 11193657 |
| bite transmission of vesicular stomatitis virus (new jersey serotype) to laboratory mice by simulium vittatum (diptera: simuliidae). | laboratory-reared female black flies (simulium vittatum zetterstedt) were infected experimentally with a 1997 vesicular stomatitis virus new jersey serotype isolate and allowed to feed on susceptible laboratory mice. all mice exposed to black fly bite seroconverted by day 21 after infection, an indication of virus transmission. in addition, viral rna was detected in the spleen of several mice. these findings are consistent with the hypothesis that black flies are involved in vsv-nj transmission ... | 1999 | 10467765 |
| survey for vesicular stomatitis virus neutralizing antibodies in serums of white-tailed deer odocoileus virginianus of the southeastern united states. | new jersey type vesicular stomatitis (vs) antibodies were found in 14 of 677 deer serums tested by neutralization tests in embryonated chicken eggs. twelve positive serums were received from louisiana and two from georgia. eight of the positive deer serums from louisiana were collected in the area of the only reported case of vs during 1967. clinical vs has not been diagnosed in the east coast states since 1964. two positive deer serums were collected on ossabaw island, georgia, and three positi ... | 1970 | 16512162 |