First detection of TBE virus sequences in Ixodes ricinus from Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy).

Autor: Floris R; Spirochete Laboratory, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Trieste, Italy., Altobelli A, Boemo B, Mignozzi K, Cinco M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The new microbiologica [New Microbiol] 2006 Apr; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 147-50.
Abstrakt: We report, for the first time, the presence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in the tick Ixodes ricinus collected in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy. Using molecular methods, we demonstrate that the TBE virus carried by ticks from FVG is a western European strain. Sequence analysis of the 5' NCR showed 98.4% identity to the Neudoerfl strain.
Databáze: MEDLINE