Cytoarchitecture of ex vivo midgut cultures of unfed Ixodes scapularis infected with a tick-borne flavivirus

A bite from an infected tick is the primary means of transmission for tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFV). Ticks ingest the virus while feeding on infected blood. The traditional view is that the virus first replicates in and transits the tick midgut prior to dissemination to other organs, including sali...

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Published in:	Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Main Authors:	Missiani Ochwoto, Danielle K. Offerdahl, Jacqueline M. Leung, Cindi L. Schwartz, Dan Long, Rebecca Rosenke, Philip E. Stewart, Greg A. Saturday, Marshall E. Bloom
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Tick midgut Tick-borne flaviviruses Ex-vivo cultures Langat virus Midgut digestive cells
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X23001826