Flavivirus Infection of Ixodes scapularis (Black-Legged Tick) Ex Vivo Organotypic Cultures and Applications for Disease Control

Flavivirus Infection of Ixodes scapularis (Black-Legged Tick) Ex Vivo Organotypic Cultures and Applications for Disease Control

Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit many infectious agents that cause disease, including tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs). TBFV infections cause thousands of human encephalitis cases worldwide annually. In the United States, human TBFV infections with Powassan virus (POWV) are increasing and have a fata...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey M. Grabowski, Konstantin A. Tsetsarkin, Dan Long, Dana P. Scott, Rebecca Rosenke, Tom G. Schwan, Luwanika Mlera, Danielle K. Offerdahl, Alexander G. Pletnev, Marshall E. Bloom, Vincent R. Racaniello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/4/e01255-17

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