Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Structural Proteins Are the Primary Viral Determinants of Non-Viraemic Transmission between Ticks whereas Non-Structural Proteins Affect Cytotoxicity.

Over 50 million humans live in areas of potential exposure to tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). The disease exhibits an estimated 16,000 cases recorded annually over 30 European and Asian countries. Conventionally, TBEV transmission to Ixodes spp. ticks occurs whilst feeding on viraemic animals....

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Main Authors: Maxim A Khasnatinov, Andrew Tuplin, Dmitri J Gritsun, Mirko Slovak, Maria Kazimirova, Martina Lickova, Sabina Havlikova, Boris Klempa, Milan Labuda, Ernest A Gould, Tamara S Gritsun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4920422?pdf=render