A brief tale of two pioneering moments: Europe's first discovery of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) virus beyond the Soviet Union and the largest alimentary TBE outbreak in history

The emergence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe marked several significant milestones. The discovery of TBE in Czechoslovakia in 1948, with Gallia and Krejčí simultaneously isolating the TBE virus (TBEV) from human samples for the first time in Europe outside the Soviet Union, was pivotal....

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Published in:	Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Main Authors:	Daniel Ruzek, Kristyna Kaucka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Tick-borne encephalitis Tick-borne encephalitis virus History Alimentary infection Virus discovery
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X24000074