Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Ticks and Roe Deer, the Netherlands

We report the presence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in the Netherlands. Serologic screening of roe deer found TBEV-neutralizing antibodies with a seroprevalence of 2%, and TBEV RNA was detected in 2 ticks from the same location. Enhanced surveillance and awareness among medical profession...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1028 - 1030
Main Authors:	Jahfari, Setareh, de Vries, Ankje, Rijks, Jolianne M., Van Gucht, Steven, Vennema, Harry, Sprong, Hein, Rockx, Barry
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Arachnid Vectors - virology Deer - virology Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - classification Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - genetics Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - isolation & purification Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - blood Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - epidemiology Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - transmission Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - veterinary Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay European roe deer Humans Ixodes - virology meningitis/encephalitis Netherlands - epidemiology Nymph - virology Phylogeny Physiological aspects Research Letter Risk factors RNA, Viral - genetics roe deer Seroepidemiologic Studies the Netherlands Tick-borne encephalitis tick-borne encephalitis virus Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Ticks and Roe Deer, the Netherlands ticks Netherlands TBEV-EU viruses roe deer ticks zoonoses Capreolus capreolus the Netherlands tick-borne encephalitis vector-borne infections TBEV Ixodes ricinus meningitis/encephalitis flavivirus tick-borne encephalitis virus
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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