Human Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Characterization of Virus from Biting Tick

Human Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Characterization of Virus from Biting Tick

We report a case of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in which the TBE virus was isolated from the biting tick. Viral growth and sequence were characterized and compared with those of a reference strain. Virus isolation from ticks from patients with TBE may offer a new approach for studies of epid...

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Main Authors: Anna J. Henningsson, Richard Lindqvist, Peter Norberg, Pontus Lindblom, Anette Roth, Pia Forsberg, Tomas Bergström, Anna K. Överby, Per-Eric Lindgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tick-borne encephalitis
flavivirus
tick-borne encephalitis virus
case report
sequence analysis
RNA
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-1962_article
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Summary:We report a case of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in which the TBE virus was isolated from the biting tick. Viral growth and sequence were characterized and compared with those of a reference strain. Virus isolation from ticks from patients with TBE may offer a new approach for studies of epidemiology and pathogenicity.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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