Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) prevalence in field-collected ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and phylogenetic, structural and virulence analysis in a TBE high-risk endemic area in southwestern Germany

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) prevalence in field-collected ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and phylogenetic, structural and virulence analysis in a TBE high-risk endemic area in southwestern Germany

Abstract Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common viral CNS infection with incidences much higher than all other virus infections together in many risk areas of central and eastern Europe. The Odenwald Hill region (OWH) in southwestern Germany is classified as a TBE risk region an...

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Main Authors: Daniela Ott, Kristina Ulrich, Philip Ginsbach, Rainer Öhme, Oswinde Bock-Hensley, Ulrich Falk, Martina Teinert, Thorsten Lenhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick-borne encephalitis
Germany
Risk-area
Ixodes ricinus
Flavivirus
TBEV prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04146-7

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