Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Tick-borne encephalitis virus
MICROBIOLOGY
- Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV): flavivirus member, single-strand, positive-sense RNA virus.
- Three subtypes:
- European (Western)
- Siberian
- Far Eastern (historically termed Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis virus)
- Related viruses include the Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus (Russia/Siberia), Kyasanur Forest disease virus (India), Alkhurma virus (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Louping ill virus (UK), Powassan virus (U.S.)
- Three subtypes:
- TBEV
- Vector: Ixodidae (hard-bodied) ticks
- European: I. ricinus (castor bean or sheep tick)
- Far Eastern, Siberian: I. persulcatus (taiga tick)
- Dermacentor reticulatus (ornate cow/meadow/ornate dog/marsh tick): vector in some TBEV.
- Reservoir: ticks, rodents, and other small mammals
- Vector: Ixodidae (hard-bodied) ticks
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Last updated: January 14, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540695/all/Tick_borne_encephalitis_virus.
Auwaerter PG. Tick-borne encephalitis virus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540695/all/Tick_borne_encephalitis_virus. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2024). Tick-borne encephalitis virus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540695/all/Tick_borne_encephalitis_virus
Auwaerter PG. Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2024 December 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540695/all/Tick_borne_encephalitis_virus.
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