The complex interplay of climate, TBEV vector dynamics and TBEV infection rates in ticks-Monitoring a natural TBEV focus in Germany, 2009-2018.

<h4>Background</h4>Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most important tick-borne viral disease in Eurasia and causes disease in humans and in a number of animals, among them dogs and horses. There is still no good correlation between tick numbers, weather conditions and human cases. The...

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Main Authors: Johannes P Borde, Klaus Kaier, Philip Hehn, Andreas Matzarakis, Stefan Frey, Malena Bestehorn, Gerhard Dobler, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244668