Serological evidence of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection in rodents captured at four sites in Switzerland

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 436-439

  Burri, Caroline ^a   Korva, Misa ^b   Bastic, Viktoria ^a   Knap, Nataa ^b   Avič Županc, Tatjana ^b   Gern, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

antibody; prevalence; small mammal; TBEV

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MURINAE; SWITZERLAND; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; FEMALE; MALE; MURINAE; SWITZERLAND;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 84858435311     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11084     Document Type: Article

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