Phylogeographic characterization of tick-borne encephalitis virus from patients, rodents and ticks in Slovenia.

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the most important arboviral agent causing infections of the central nervous system in central Europe. Previous studies have shown that TBEV exhibits pronounced genetic variability, which is often correlated to the geographical origin of TBEV. Genetic variabil...

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Main Authors: Luka Fajs, Emina Durmiši, Nataša Knap, Franc Strle, Tatjana Avšič-Županc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3502456?pdf=render