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: Bourbon virus; Missouri; Thogotovirus; United States; arbovirus; ecology; neutralizing antibodies; plaque reduction neutralization test; serologic analysis; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.