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Detection and genetic characterization of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) derived from ticks removed from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and isolated from spleen samples of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Croatia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Feb 2014
Jemeršić Lorena, Dežđek Danko, Brnić Dragan, Prpić Jelena, Janicki Zdravko, Keros Tomislav, Roić Besi, Slavica Alen, Terzić Svjetlana, Konjević Dean, Beck Relja
Abstract excerpt
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a growing public health concern in central and northern European countries. Even though TBE is a notifiable disease in Croatia, there is a significant lack of information in regard to vector tick identification, distribution as well as TBE virus prevalence in ticks or animals. The aim of our study was to identify and to investigate the viral prevalence of TBE virus in ticks...
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