Table 2 Pathogens and mosquito vectors for which white-tailed deer serve as reservoir or reproductive host species
Pathogen | Vector(s) that feed on WTD | WTD role | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Cache Valley virus | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Aedes sollicitans | Reservoir | [51] |
| Â | Anopheles punctipennis | Reservoir | |
| Â | Anopheles quadrimaculatus | Reservoir | |
| Â | Coquilletidia perturbans | Reservoir | |
Jamestown Canyon virus | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Aedes abserratus/punctor | Reservoir | |
| Â | Aedes canadensis | Reservoir | |
| Â | Aedes excrucians/stimulans | Reservoir | |
| Â | Aedes sticticus | Reservoir | |
| Â | Anopheles punctipennis | Reservoir | |
| Â | Coquilletidia perturbans | Reservoir | |
Eastern equine encephalitis virus | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Aedes canadensis | Reproductive | |
| Â | Anopheles punctipennis | Reproductive | |
| Â | Anopheles quadrimaculatus | Reproductive | |
| Â | Coquilletidia perturbans | Reproductive | |
West Nile virus | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Aedes vexans | Reproductive | |
| Â | Culex salinarius | Reproductive | |
La Crosse virus | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Aedes triseriatus | Reproductive | [51] |
| Â | Aedes japonicus | Reproductive | [51] |
| Â | Aedes albopictus | Reproductive |