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Genetic diversity and geographical distribution of the Siberian subtype of the tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Tkachev S E, Babkin I V, Chicherina G S, Kozlova I V, Verkhozina M M, Demina T V, Lisak O V, Doroshchenko E K, Dzhioev Yu P, Suntsova O V, Belokopytova P S, Tikunov A Yu, Savinova Yu S, Paramonov A I, Glupov V V, Zlobin V I, Tikunova N V
Abstract excerpt
The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, is currently subdivided into three main subtypes-the European (TBEV-Eu), the Far-Eastern (TBEV-FE), and the Siberian (TBEV-Sib). The TBEV-Sib is the most common subtype and found in all regions where TBEV was detected, except for Central and Western Europe. Currently, four genetic lineages have been described within TBEV-Sib. In this...
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