Tick-borne encephalitis virus natural foci emerge in western Sweden

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 73-80

  Brinkley, Catherine ^a   Nolskog, Peter ^b   Golovljova, Irina ^c   Lundkvist, Åke ^c   Bergström, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Haematology Section   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flavivirus; Molecular epidemiology; RT PCR; Tick borne encephalitis virus; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NYMPH; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEDEN; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 48349095873     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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