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Detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus in I. ricinus ticks collected from autumn migratory birds in Latvia.

Dace BandereValentina CapliginaRenāte RankaOskars KeišsKristīne JapiņaAlisa KazarinaIneta Salmane

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Bird migrationBiologyTickMicrobiologyVirusEncephalitis Viruses Tick-BorneBirdsZoonosesparasitic diseasesmedicineAnimalsHumansIxodesBird DiseasesRicinusbacterial infections and mycosesmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationVirologyLatviaTick-borne encephalitis virusInfectious DiseasesInsect ScienceBiological dispersalRNA ViralParasitologyAnimal MigrationArachnid VectorsSeasonsEncephalitisEncephalitis Tick-Borne

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Birds have a potential of spreading ticks via bird migration routes. In this study, we screened 170 ticks removed during autumn 2010 from 55 birds belonging to 10 species for the presence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). In total, TBEV RNA was detected in 14% of I. ricinus tick samples obtained from different birds species. The results of this study indicate the possible role of migrating birds in the dispersal of TBEV-infected ticks along the southward migration route.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-05-29Ticks and tick-borne diseases
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.11.011https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25534819