The Relationship between the Structure of the Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Strains and Their Pathogenic Properties

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is transmitted to vertebrates by taiga or forest ticks through bites, inducing disease of variable severity. The reasons underlying these differences in the severity of the disease are unknown. In order to identify genetic factors affecting the pathogenicity of v...

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Main Authors: Belikov, Sergei I., Kondratov, Ilya G., Potapova, Ulyana V., Leonova, Galina N.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989262/