Recent establishment of tick-borne encephalitis foci with distinct viral lineages in the Helsinki area, Finland

Recent establishment of tick-borne encephalitis foci with distinct viral lineages in the Helsinki area, Finland

Number of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases has increased and new foci have emerged in Finland during the last decade. We evaluated risk for locally acquired TBE in the capital region inhabited by 1.2 million people. We screened ticks and small mammals from probable places of TBE virus (TBEV) tran...

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Main Authors: Teemu Smura, Elina Tonteri, Anu Jääskeläinen, Gabriel von Troil, Suvi Kuivanen, Otso Huitu, Lauri Kareinen, Joni Uusitalo, Ruut Uusitalo, Tuula Hannila-Handelberg, Liina Voutilainen, Simo Nikkari, Tarja Sironen, Jussi Sane, Janne Castrén, Olli Vapalahti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Tick-borne encephalitis
flavivirus
incidence
phylogeny
Finland
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1612279
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