Fatal Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infections Caused by Siberian and European Subtypes, Finland, 2015
- Kuivanen, Suvi
- Smura, Teemu
- Rantanen, Kirsi
- Kämppi, Leena
- Kantonen, Jonas
- Kero, Mia
- Jaaskelainen, Anu
- Jaaskelainen, Anne J.
- Sane, Jussi
- Myllykangas, Liisa
- Paetau, Anders
- Vapalahti, Olli
Publication date
May 2018
DOI Publisher
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION ISSN
1080-6040Abstract
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.Peer reviewe
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