First detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Belgium, May 2024

First detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Belgium, May 2024

Abstract Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most frequent tick-borne viral disease transmitted by ticks in Europe and Asia. In Belgium, autochthonous cases of TBE have been reported, but even though some tick collection was carried out in the past, no TBEV-positive ticks have been found thus far....

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Main Authors: Camille Philippe, Celine De Sterck, Anna Parys, Sarah Denayer, Nick De Regge, Gabrielle Trozzi, Tinne Lernout, Marcella Mori, Bert Devriendt, Eric Cox, Sanne Terryn, Steven Van Gucht, Hein Sprong, François E. Dufrasne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick-borne encephalitis
Tick-borne encephalitis virus
Ticks
Vector-borne diseases
Ixodes Ricinus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06829-5
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