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Tick-Borne Flaviviruses, with a Focus on Powassan Virus

Published:2018-12-19 Issue:1 Volume:32 Page:
ISSN:0893-8512
Container-title:Clinical Microbiology Reviews
language:en
Short-container-title:Clin Microbiol Rev

Author:

Kemenesi Gábor¹²,Bányai Krisztián³

Affiliation:

1. Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

2. Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

3. Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

The tick-borne pathogen Powassan virus is a rare cause of encephalitis in North America and the Russian Far East. The number of documented cases described since the discovery of Powassan virus in 1958 may be <150, although detection of cases has increased over the past decade.

Funder

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

University of Pécs

EC | Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | European Social Fund

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Immunology and Microbiology,Epidemiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/CMR.00106-17

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