Detection of new endemic focus of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Hampshire/Dorset border England, September 2019



Holding, Maya ORCID: 0000-0001-6666-5855, Dowall, Stuart D, Medlock, Jolyon M, Carter, Daniel P, McGinley, Liz, Curran-French, Mollie, Pullan, Steven T, Chamberlain, John, Hansford, Kayleigh M, Baylis, Matthew ORCID: 0000-0003-0335-187X
et al (show 2 more authors) (2019) Detection of new endemic focus of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Hampshire/Dorset border England, September 2019. EUROSURVEILLANCE, 24 (47). pp. 7-11.

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Abstract

The presence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was detected in a questing tick pool in southern England in September 2019. Hitherto, TBEV had only been detected in a limited area in eastern England. This southern English viral genome sequence is distinct from TBEV-UK, being most similar to TBEV-NL. The new location of TBEV presence highlights that the diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis should be considered in encephalitic patients in areas of the United Kingdom outside eastern England.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals, Deer, Humans, Ixodes, Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne, Encephalitis, Tick-Borne, RNA, Viral, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Seasons, Phylogeny, England, Whole Genome Sequencing
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2019 10:29
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:13
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.47.1900658
Open Access URL: https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3065068