Non-hemagglutinating flaviviruses: molecular mechanisms for the emergence of new strains via adaptation to European ticks.

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes human epidemics across Eurasia. Clinical manifestations range from inapparent infections and fevers to fatal encephalitis but the factors that determine disease severity are currently undefined. TBEV is characteristically a hemagglutinating (HA) virus; the...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Maxim A Khasnatinov, Katarina Ustanikova, Tatiana V Frolova, Vanda V Pogodina, Nadezshda G Bochkova, Ludmila S Levina, Mirko Slovak, Maria Kazimirova, Milan Labuda, Boris Klempa, Elena Eleckova, Ernest A Gould, Tamara S Gritsun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2750751?pdf=render