Jamestown Canyon virus has circulated in North America for centuries

A new genomic study has revealed that the Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) has been circulating in mosquitoes in North America for centuries, predating the United States itself. Researchers sequenced viral genomes, primarily from mosquitoes in the northeastern U.S., to reconstruct JCV's evolutionary history. The findings suggest a complex life cycle and multiple introductions into regions like Connecticut, potentially linked to forest regrowth and the return of white-tailed deer populations, which serve as amplification hosts. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a new scientific study detailing the evolutionary history of a virus. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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