Goats as sentinel hosts for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis risk areas in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Goats as sentinel hosts for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis risk areas in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Abstract Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an important tick-borne disease in Europe. Detection of the TBE virus (TBEV) in local populations of Ixodes ricinus ticks is the most reliable proof that a given area is at risk for TBE, but this approach is time-consuming and expensive. A cheaper...

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Main Authors: Nadia Rieille, Christine Klaus, Donata Hoffmann, Olivier Péter, Maarten J. Voordouw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
ELISA
Flavivirus
Goats
Ixodes ricinus
Sentinel host
Seroprevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1136-y

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