Increased Relative Risk of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Warmer Weather

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a serious acute neuroinfection of humans caused by a tick-borne flavivirus. The disease is typically seasonal, linked to the host-seeking activity of Ixodes ricinus (predominantly nymphs), the principal European tick vector species. To address the need for accurate r...

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Main Authors: Milan Daniel, Vlasta Danielová, Alena Fialová, Marek Malý, Bohumír Kříž, Patricia A. Nuttall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00090/full