Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, Kyrgyzstan

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at highe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Briggs, Benjamin J., Atkinson, Barry, Czechowski, Donna M., Larsen, Peter A., Meeks, Heather N., Carrera, Juan P., Duplechin, Ryan M., Hewson, Roger, Junushov, Asankadyr T., Gavrilova, Olga N., Breininger, Irena, Phillips, Carleton J., Baker, Robert J., Hay, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21529400
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101183
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Sumario:Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at higher altitudes than previously reported.

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