Fatal Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infections Caused by Siberian and European Subtypes, Finland, 2015
2018; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 24; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3201/eid2405.171986
ISSN1080-6059
AutoresSuvi Kuivanen, Teemu Smura, Kirsi Rantanen, Leena Kämppi, Jonas Kantonen, Mia Kero, Anu Jääskeläinen, Anne J. Jääskeläinen, Jussi Sane, Liisa Myllykangas, Anders Paetau, Olli Vapalahti,
Tópico(s)Vector-borne infectious diseases
ResumoAbstract In most locations except for Russia, tick-borne encephalitis is mainly caused by the European virus subtype. In 2015, fatal infections caused by European and Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus subtypes in the same Ixodes ricinus tick focus in Finland raised concern over further spread of the Siberian subtype among widespread tick species.
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