Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 462: First Isolation and Phylogenetic Analyses of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Lower Saxony, Germany

This study provides first data on the phylogeny of TBEV in the German federal state of Lower Saxony, outside of the known TBE endemic areas of Germany. Our results support the hypothesis of an east-west invasion of TBEV strains in Western Europe.

Source: Viruses - May 20, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Mathias Boelke Malena Bestehorn Birgit Marchwald Mareike Kubinski Katrin Liebig Julien Glanz Claudia Schulz Gerhard Dobler Masyar Monazahian Stefanie C. Becker Tags: Communication Source Type: research