Prevalence and Genotyping of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Questing Ixodes ricinus Ticks in a New Endemic Area in Western Switzerland

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the causative agent of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and causes neurological disease in humans in Eurasia. TBEV is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes. Currently 10,000–12,000 clinical cases are reported annually in ≈30 TBE endemic countries. Since 1990 t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medical entomology 2012-01, Vol.49 (1), p.156-164
Hauptverfasser: Lommano, E., Burri, C., Maeder, G., Guerne, M., Bastic, V., Patalas, E., Gern, L.
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