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Characterization of a Siberian Virus Isolated from a Patient with Progressive Chronic Tick-Borne Encephalitis
11 Dec 2002
Abstract excerpt
A strain of Tick-borne encephalitis virus designated Zausaev (Za) was isolated in Siberia from a patient who died of a progressive (2-year) form of tick-borne encephalitis 10 years after being bitten by a tick. The complete genomic sequence of this virus was determined, and an attempt was made to correlate the sequence with the biological characteristics of the virus. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this...
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