Prevalence of tick borne encephalitis virus in tick nymphs in relation to climatic factors on the southern coast of Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is among the most important vector borne diseases of humans in Europe and is currently identified as a major health problem in many countries. TBE endemic zones have expanded over the past two decades, as well as the number of reported cases within endemic areas. Multiple factors are ascribed for the increased incidence of TBE, including climatic change. The number of TBE cases has also increased in Norway over the past decade, and the human cases cluster along the southern coast of Norway. In Norway the distribution and prevalence of TBE virus (TBEV) in tick populations is largely unknown. The objectives of this study were to estimate the TBEV prevalence in Ixodes ricinus from seven locations and to assess the relationship between the TBEV

SUBMITTER: Andreassen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3497858 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature