Tick-borne encephalitis virus in wild rodents in winter, Finland, 2008-2009

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Tonteri, Elina ^a,b   Jääskeläinen, Anu E ^a   Tikkakoski, Tapani ^c   Voutilainen, Liina ^d   Niemimaa, Jukka ^d   Henttonen, Heikki ^d   Vaheri, Antti ^a   Vapalahti, Olli ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Keski Pohjanmaan Erikoissairaanhoito Ja Peruspalvelukuntayhtyma   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FINLAND; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER; LUNG; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MYODES GLAREOLUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVERWINTERING; SHREW; SOREX ARANEUS; SPLEEN; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS LATENCY; VOLE; WILD ANIMAL; WINTER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARVICOLINAE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; FINLAND; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RODENT DISEASES; SEASONS;

EID: 78650994543     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1701.100051     Document Type: Article

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