Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, Kyrgyzstan

Benjamin Briggs, Barry Atkinson, Donna Czechowski, Peter A. Larsen, Heather N. Meeks, Juan P. Carrera, Ryan M. Duplechin, Roger Hewson, Asankadyr T. Junushov, Olga N. Gavrilova,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2011 · 39 citations · 10 references

DOIFull text

Open access

Concepts

Abstract

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in Europe and Asia. We investigated TBEV in Kyrgyzstan by collecting small mammals and ticks from diverse localities and analyzing them for evidence of TBEV infection. We found TBEV circulating in Kyrgyzstan much farther south and at higher altitudes than previously reported.

References

10