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Prevalence and genetic diversity of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ixodid ticks from specific regions of northwestern Russia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2025
Sharova Alena A, Tokarevich Nikolay K, Baimova Regina R, Freylikhman Olga A, Karmokov Islam A, Riabiko Ekaterina G, Lunina Gelena A, Buzinov Roman V, Sokolova Olga V, Buts Lidia V, Bespyatova Lubov A, Bubnova Liliya A, Safonova Olga S, Kalinina Elena L, Stankevich Andrey I, Vikse Rose, Andreassen Ashild K, Gladkikh Anna S, Forghani Majid, Gritseva Anastasia S, Popova Margarita R, Ramsay Edward S, Dedkov Vladimir G
Abstract excerpt
Russia is a country with a high incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). In northwestern regions of Russia, 110 TBE cases were registered in 2021. The largest numbers of TBE cases were registered in the Arkhangelsk region and St. Petersburg. TBEV seropositivity among healthy individuals, including the unvaccinated population in northwestern Russia, was found in 12.2% of studied samples, indicating active TBEV...
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