Detection of specific IgG antibodies in blood donors and tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks within a non-endemic area in southeast Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 181-184

  Larsen, Astri Lervik ^a   Kanestrom, Anita ^a   Bjorland, Marthe ^a   Andreassen, Åshild ^b   Soleng, Arnulf ^b   Vene, Sirkka ^c   Dudman, Susanne G ^b  

^a Ostfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

IgG antibodies; Ixodes ricinus; Seroprevalence; TBEV; Tick borne encephalitis; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IXODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894363633     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.865140     Document Type: Article

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