Fatal Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infections Caused by Siberian and European Subtypes, Finland, 2015

Fatal Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infections Caused by Siberian and European Subtypes, Finland, 2015

In most locations except for Russia, tick-borne encephalitis is mainly caused by the European virus subtype. In 2015, fatal infections caused by European and Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus subtypes in the same Ixodes ricinus tick focus in Finland raised concern over further spread of the Sib...

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Main Authors: Suvi Kuivanen, Teemu Smura, Kirsi Rantanen, Leena Kämppi, Jonas Kantonen, Mia Kero, Anu Jääskeläinen, Anne J. Jääskeläinen, Jussi Sane, Liisa Myllykangas, Anders Paetau, Olli Vapalahti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Encephalitis
tickborne
tickborne encephalitis virus
vector-borne infections
flavivirus infections
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/17-1986_article

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