Human Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Characterization of Virus from Biting Tick.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in which the TBE virus was isolated from the biting tick. Viral growth and sequence were characterized and compared with those of a reference strain. Virus isolation from ticks from patients with TBE may offer a new approach for studies of epidemiology and pathogenicity.

SUBMITTER: Henningsson AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982194 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature