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Rodents as sentinels for the prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2011
Achazi Katharina, Růžek Daniel, Donoso-Mantke Oliver, Schlegel Mathias, Ali Hanan Sheikh, Wenk Mathias, Schmidt-Chanasit Jonas, Ohlmeyer Lutz, Rühe Ferdinand, Vor Torsten, Kiffner Christian, Kallies René, Ulrich Rainer G, Niedrig Matthias
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes one of the most important flavivirus infections of the central nervous system, affecting humans in Europe and Asia. It is mainly transmitted by the bite of an infected tick and circulates among them and their vertebrate hosts. Until now, TBE risk analysis in Germany has been based on the incidence of human cases. Because of an increasing vaccination rate,...
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