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Non-hemagglutinating flaviviruses: molecular mechanisms for the emergence of new strains via adaptation to European ticks.
PloS one - 5 Oct 2009
Khasnatinov Maxim A, Ustanikova Katarina, Frolova Tatiana V, Pogodina Vanda V, Bochkova Nadezshda G, Levina Ludmila S, Slovak Mirko, Kazimirova Maria, Labuda Milan, Klempa Boris, Eleckova Elena, Gould Ernest A, Gritsun Tamara S
Abstract excerpt
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes human epidemics across Eurasia. Clinical manifestations range from inapparent infections and fevers to fatal encephalitis but the factors that determine disease severity are currently undefined. TBEV is characteristically a hemagglutinating (HA) virus;...
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