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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 tick...
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