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    Tick-borne encephalitis virus

    Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.
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    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 Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus (Russia/Siberia), Kyasanur Forest disease virus (India), Alkhurma virus (Kingdom of Saudia Arabia), Louping ill virus (UK), Powassan virus (U.S.)
    • 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): may be vector in some TBEV.
      • Reservoir: ticks, rodents, and other small mammals

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    Last updated: June 4, 2018

    Citation

    Auwaerter, Paul G. "Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2018. 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; 2018. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540695/all/Tick_borne_encephalitis_virus. Accessed April 23, 2019.
    Auwaerter, P. G. (2018). Tick-borne encephalitis virus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from 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; 2018. [cited 2019 April 23]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540695/all/Tick_borne_encephalitis_virus.
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