Dynamics of infection in tick vectors and at the tick-host interface.
Tick-borne flaviviruses are common, widespread, and successfully adapted to their mode of transmission. Most tick vectors of flaviviruses are ixodid species. These ticks are characterized by a comparatively long life cycle, lasting several years, during which the infecting virus may be maintained fr...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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