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2022
The emergence and dynamics of tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in a new endemic region in Southern Germany
The emergence and dynamics of tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in a new endemic region in Southern Germany
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Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most important viral tick-borne infection in Europe and Asia. It is emerging in new areas. The mechanisms of emergence are fairly unknown or speculative. In the Ravensburg district in southern Germany, TBE emerged, mainly over the last five years. Here, we analyzed the underlying epidemiology in humans. The resulting identified natural foci of the causal TBE virus (TBEV) were genetically characterized. We sampled 13 potential infection sites at these foci and detected TBEV in ticks (Ixodes ricinus) at eight sites. Phylogenetic analysis spurred the introduction of at least four distinct TBEV lineages of the European subtype into the Ravensburg district over the last few years. In two instances, a continuous spread of these virus strains over up to 10 km was observed.
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Microorganisms, 10 (2022), 11, 2125.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10112125.
ISSN: 2076-2607
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@article{Lang2022,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16623},
doi = {10.3390/microorganisms10112125},
author = {Lang, Daniel and Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia and Bestehorn-Willmann, Malena et al.},
title = {The emergence and dynamics of tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in a new endemic region in Southern Germany},
journal = {Microorganisms},
year = {2022},
volume = {10},
number = {11},
}