Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, Kyrgyzstan

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, Kyrgyzstan

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at highe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-05, Vol.17 (5), p.876-879
Hauptverfasser: Briggs, Benjamin J., Atkinson, Barry, Czechowski, Donna M., Larsen, Peter A., Meeks, Heather N., Carrera, Juan P., Duplechin, Ryan M., Hewson, Roger, Junushov, Asankadyr T., Gavrilova, Olga N., Breininger, Irena, Phillips, Carleton J., Baker, Robert J., Hay, John
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Sprache:eng
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Dispatch
Encephalitis
flavivirus
Kyrgyzstan
tick-borne
vector-born infections
viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at higher altitudes than previously reported.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1705.101183