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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,470 Views
13 Pages

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) targets the central nervous system (CNS), leading to potentially severe neurological complications. The neurovascular unit plays a fundamental role in the CNS and in the neuroinvasion of TBEV. However, the role of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
53 Citations
9,346 Views
15 Pages

Alimentary Infections by Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus

  • Martina Ličková,
  • Sabína Fumačová Havlíková,
  • Monika Sláviková and
  • Boris Klempa

30 December 2021

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes serious the neurological disease, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). TBEV can be transmitted to humans by ticks as well as by the alimentary route, which is mediated through the consumption of raw milk products...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,601 Views
11 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV) Infection in Two Horses

  • Theresa Maria Conze,
  • Zoltán Bagó,
  • Sandra Revilla-Fernández,
  • Jürgen Schlegel,
  • Lutz S. Goehring and
  • Kaspar Matiasek

6 September 2021

A final diagnosis in a horse with clinical signs of encephalopathy can be challenging despite the use of extensive diagnostics. Clinical signs are often not pathognomonic and need to be interpreted in combination with (specific) laboratory results an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,359 Views
14 Pages

Exploring the Susceptibility of C3H Mice to Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection: Implications for Co-Infection Models and Understanding of the Disease

  • Stefania Porcelli,
  • Aurélie Heckmann,
  • Anne-Claire Lagrée,
  • Clémence Galon,
  • Sara Moutailler and
  • Pierre Lucien Deshuillers

17 November 2023

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are increasingly recognized as a critical One Health concern. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a severe neuro infection caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), has emerged as a significant global public...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,475 Views
21 Pages

Metabolic Response to Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection and Bacterial Co-Infections

  • Marta Dobrzyńska,
  • Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska,
  • Iwona Jarocka-Karpowicz,
  • Piotr Czupryna,
  • Monika Groth and
  • Elżbieta Skrzydlewska

Ticks are vectors of various pathogens, including tick-borne encephalitis virus and bacteria such as B. burgdorferi and A. phagocytophilum, causing infections/co-infections, which are still a diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Therefore, the aim of...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,132 Views
6 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus RNA Found in Frozen Goat’s Milk in a Family Outbreak

  • Eirini Mylonaki,
  • Michael Seiberl,
  • Neil Jones,
  • Heike Bernhard,
  • Ferdinand Otto,
  • Georg Pilz,
  • Eugen Trinka and
  • Peter Wipfler

1 October 2022

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of the commonest arthropod-borne viral diseases in Middle-East Europe and North Asia. The main reservoir of the virus is comprised of small rodents and domestic mammals with the common tick (Ixodes) being the usua...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,215 Views
32 Pages

Inapparent Tick-Borne Orthoflavivirus Infection in Macaca fascicularis: A Model for Antiviral Drug and Vaccine Research

  • Victoria Illarionova,
  • Anastasia Rogova,
  • Ksenia Tuchynskaya,
  • Viktor Volok,
  • Yulia Rogova,
  • Victoria Baryshnikova,
  • Yuriy Turchenko,
  • Alexander Litov,
  • Anna Kalyanova and
  • Galina Karganova
  • + 2 authors

25 November 2023

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and Powassan virus (POWV) are neurotropic tick-borne orthoflaviviruses. They cause mostly asymptomatic infections in hosts, but severe forms with CNS involvement can occur. Studying the early stages of viral infec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,186 Views
19 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: Seasonal and Annual Variation of Epidemiological Parameters Related to Nymph-to-Larva Transmission and Exposure of Small Mammals

  • Laure Bournez,
  • Gerald Umhang,
  • Marie Moinet,
  • Céline Richomme,
  • Jean-Michel Demerson,
  • Christophe Caillot,
  • Elodie Devillers,
  • Jean-Marc Boucher,
  • Yves Hansmann and
  • Sara Moutailler
  • + 1 author

A greater knowledge of the ecology of the natural foci of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is essential to better assess the temporal variations of the risk of tick-borne encephalitis for humans. To describe the seasonal and inter-annual variatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,256 Views
17 Pages

In Vivo Characterization of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)

  • Anna Michelitsch,
  • Birke Andrea Tews,
  • Christine Klaus,
  • Malena Bestehorn-Willmann,
  • Gerhard Dobler,
  • Martin Beer and
  • Kerstin Wernike

15 November 2019

Tick-borne encephalitis is the most important tick-transmitted zoonotic virus infection in Eurasia, causing severe neurological symptoms in humans. The causative agent, the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), circulates between ticks and a variety...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,156 Views
10 Pages

A Retrospective Sero-Surveillance Study for Antibodies Against Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Norway

  • Alaka Lamsal,
  • Katrine Mørk Paulsen,
  • Maria Juul Diekmann,
  • Olav Hungnes,
  • Kristian Alfsnes,
  • Else Quist-Paulsen,
  • Daniel Ruzek,
  • Jiri Salat,
  • Petra Strakova and
  • Åshild K. Andreassen
  • + 3 authors

20 February 2025

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen that initially causes flu-like symptoms and can progress to central nervous system (CNS) infections. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an endemic disease in southern coastal counties with re...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,952 Views
11 Pages

Immunity to Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus NS3 Protein Induced with a Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Fails to Afford Mice Protection against TBEV Infection

  • Mareike Kubinski,
  • Jana Beicht,
  • Thomas Gerlach,
  • Amare Aregay,
  • Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus,
  • Alina Tscherne,
  • Gerd Sutter,
  • Chittappen Kandiyil Prajeeth and
  • Guus F. Rimmelzwaan

20 January 2024

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a serious neurological disease caused by TBE virus (TBEV). Because antiviral treatment options are not available, vaccination is the key prophylactic measure against TBEV infections. Despite the availability of effect...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,074 Views
6 Pages

Analysis of the Langat Virus Genome in Persistent Infection of an Ixodes scapularis Cell Line

  • Luwanika Mlera,
  • Wessam Melik,
  • Danielle K. Offerdahl,
  • Eric Dahlstrom,
  • Stephen F. Porcella and
  • Marshall E. Bloom

10 September 2016

Tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs) cause a broad spectrum of disease manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to mild febrile illness and life threatening encephalitis. These single-stranded positive-sense (ss(+)) RNA viruses are naturally maintained in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,053 Views
19 Pages

Re-Emergence of Usutu Virus and Spreading of West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Infections During the 2024 Transmission Season in Croatia

  • Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek,
  • Ljubo Barbić,
  • Ana Klobučar,
  • Marko Vucelja,
  • Maja Bogdanić,
  • Dario Sabadi,
  • Marko Kutleša,
  • Branimir Gjurašin,
  • Vladimir Stevanović and
  • Vladimir Savić
  • + 10 authors

13 June 2025

Neuroinvasive arboviruses such as tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), West Nile virus (WNV), Usutu virus (USUV), and Toscana virus (TOSV) have (re-)emerged with increasing incidence and geographic range. We analyzed the epidemiology of arboviral in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,210 Views
9 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination Protects from Alimentary TBE Infection: Results from an Alimentary Outbreak

  • Lidia Chitimia-Dobler,
  • Alexander Lindau,
  • Rainer Oehme,
  • Malena Bestehorn-Willmann,
  • Markus Antwerpen,
  • Marco Drehmann,
  • Thomas Hierl,
  • Ute Mackenstedt and
  • Gerhard Dobler

In May 2017, a hospitalized index case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) was confirmed by Serology. The case was linked to alimentary infection by raw milk from a goat farm in the region of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where no previous TBE c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,999 Views
9 Pages

Serosurvey of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Romania

  • Andreea Mădălina Panciu,
  • Cristina Alexandra Cheran,
  • Eliza Daniela Militaru,
  • Claudia Doina Rîciu and
  • Adriana Hristea

Background: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease with mandatory declaration in the EU since 2012. Information regarding the seroprevalence of the disease across Romania is limited, and only sporadic cases are rarely reported. We aimed to identi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,391 Views
15 Pages

Serologic Investigation on Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, Kemerovo Virus and Tribeč Virus Infections in Wild Birds

  • Katarína Peňazziová,
  • Ľuboš Korytár,
  • Ivana Cingeľová Maruščáková,
  • Petra Schusterová,
  • Alexander Loziak,
  • Soňa Pivka,
  • Anna Ondrejková,
  • Juraj Pistl and
  • Tomáš Csank

The present study reports on serosurvey on the tick-borne encephalitis virus European subtype (TBEV; genus Flavivirus), and the tick-borne Kemerovo (KEMV) and Tribeč (TRBV) orbivirus (genus Orbivirus) infections in tick-infested and non-infested...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,798 Views
12 Pages

Experimental and Natural Infections of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Dogs

  • Jiri Salat,
  • Milan Hunady,
  • Pavel Schanilec,
  • Petra Strakova,
  • Michal Stefanik,
  • Pavel Svoboda,
  • Lucie Strelcova,
  • Jana Bojcukova,
  • Martin Palus and
  • Daniel Růžek

9 October 2021

Dogs are frequently infected with the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). However, to date, only a few clinically manifest cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) have been reported in dogs. In this study, three-month-old beagle dogs were infected w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,647 Views
11 Pages

The Prevalence of Asymptomatic Infections with Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus and Attitude towards Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine in the Endemic Area of Northeastern Poland

  • Ewa Bojkiewicz,
  • Kacper Toczylowski,
  • Sambor Grygorczuk,
  • Beata Zelazowska-Rutkowska,
  • Justyna Dunaj,
  • Agnieszka Zebrowska,
  • Piotr Czupryna,
  • Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska and
  • Artur Sulik

10 August 2022

In Poland, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination rate is low despite high incidence of severe infections with TBE virus (TBEV). However, infection with TBEV can be asymptomatic or mild, which makes the total number of cases difficult to assess. W...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,673 Views
18 Pages

Minocycline Inhibits Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus and Protects Infected Cells via Multiple Pathways

  • Mengtao Cao,
  • Wei Yang,
  • Jintao Yang,
  • Yanli Zhao,
  • Xiaoyu Hu,
  • Xiaoli Xu,
  • Jing Tian,
  • Yue Chen,
  • Hongxia Jiang and
  • Chunyuan Li
  • + 1 author

29 June 2024

Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the Tick-borne Encephalitis virus (TBEV), which affects the central nervous system of both humans and animals. Currently, there is no specific therapy for patients with TBE, with symptomat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,742 Views
13 Pages

Different Cross-Reactivities of IgM Responses in Dengue, Zika and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infections

  • Karin Stiasny,
  • Stefan Malafa,
  • Stephan W. Aberle,
  • Iris Medits,
  • Georgios Tsouchnikas,
  • Judith H. Aberle,
  • Heidemarie Holzmann and
  • Franz X. Heinz

31 March 2021

Flaviviruses circulate worldwide and cause a number of medically relevant human diseases, such as dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Serology plays an important role in the diagnosis of flavivirus infections, but can be im...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,829 Views
12 Pages

Food-Borne Transmission of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus—Spread, Consequences, and Prophylaxis

  • Alicja M. Buczek,
  • Weronika Buczek,
  • Alicja Buczek and
  • Joanna Wysokińska-Miszczuk

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common viral neurological disease in Eurasia. It is usually transmitted via tick bites but can also occur through ingestion of TBEV-infected milk and dairy products. The present paper summarises the knowledge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
9,165 Views
19 Pages

Co-Infection Patterns in Individual Ixodes scapularis Ticks Reveal Associations between Viral, Eukaryotic and Bacterial Microorganisms

  • Shaun T. Cross,
  • Marylee L. Kapuscinski,
  • Jacquelyn Perino,
  • Bernadette L. Maertens,
  • James Weger-Lucarelli,
  • Gregory D. Ebel and
  • Mark D. Stenglein

22 July 2018

Ixodes scapularis ticks harbor a variety of microorganisms, including eukaryotes, bacteria and viruses. Some of these can be transmitted to and cause disease in humans and other vertebrates. Others are not pathogenic, but may impact the ability of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
465 Views
24 Pages

First Identification, Recombinant Production, and Structural Characterization of a Putative Structural Protein from the Haseki Tick Virus Polyprotein

  • Irina A. Osinkina,
  • Alexey O. Yanshin,
  • Egor O. Ukladov,
  • Yury L. Ryzhykau,
  • Alexander P. Agafonov and
  • Anastasia V. Gladysheva

3 December 2025

Haseki tick virus (HSTV) is a recently discovered virus detected in human serum following tick bites, yet its protein repertoire remains uncharacterized. In this study, we applied an integrative approach based first on membrane topology prediction, f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,510 Views
20 Pages

A Model for the Production of Regulatory Grade Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Exposure Stocks: From Field Surveillance to Advanced Characterization of SFTSV

  • Unai Perez-Sautu,
  • Se Hun Gu,
  • Katie Caviness,
  • Dong Hyun Song,
  • Yu-Jin Kim,
  • Nicholas Di Paola,
  • Daesang Lee,
  • Terry A. Klein,
  • Joseph A. Chitty and
  • Seong Tae Jeong
  • + 19 authors

29 August 2020

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging human pathogen, endemic in areas of China, Japan, and the Korea (KOR). It is primarily transmitted through infected ticks and can cause a severe hemorrhagic fever disease with c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
456 Views
11 Pages

Diversity of the Alongshan Virus in Ixodes Ticks Collected in the Russian Federation in 2023

  • Mikhail Y. Kartashov,
  • Kirill A. Svirin,
  • Maria E. Antonets,
  • Alina S. Zheleznova,
  • Valentina Y. Kurushina,
  • Alexander P. Agafonov,
  • Vladimir A. Ternovoi and
  • Valery B. Loktev

A novel flavi-like virus with a segmented genome—Alongshan virus (ALSV)—has been isolated from Ixodes ticks in Russia. In this study, 4458 ixodid ticks collected in 22 regions of Russia were tested for genetic markers of ALSV by RT PCR. T...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,822 Views
11 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in a Two-Year-Old Child Returning from Switzerland (July–August 2023): Is It Time for TBE Immunization of Serbian Travelers?

  • Verica Simin,
  • Ognjen Ležakov,
  • Ivana Bogdan,
  • Dragana Mijatović,
  • Dragana Gazibara,
  • Lidija Popović-Dragonjić,
  • Gordana Vijatov Đurić,
  • Borko Milanović,
  • Jelena Kesić and
  • Pavle Banović
  • + 9 authors

18 November 2024

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a vaccine-preventable viral infection that poses significant public health challenges, particularly in regions where tick-borne diseases are endemic. This case report describes a 2-year-old boy with confirmed abortive...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,869 Views
11 Pages

7 July 2018

Tick-borne viral diseases continue to emerge in the United States, as clearly evident from the increase in Powassan encephalitis virus, Heartland virus, and Bourbon virus infections. Tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs) are transmitted to the mammalian ho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,343 Views
13 Pages

Microscopic Visualisation of Zoonotic Arbovirus Replication in Tick Cell and Organ Cultures Using Semliki Forest Virus Reporter Systems

  • Lesley Bell-Sakyi,
  • Sabine Weisheit,
  • Claudia Rückert,
  • Gerald Barry,
  • John Fazakerley and
  • Rennos Fragkoudis

29 September 2016

Ticks are vectors and reservoirs of many arboviruses pathogenic for humans or domestic animals; in addition, during bloodfeeding they can acquire and harbour pathogenic arboviruses normally transmitted by other arthropods such as mosquitoes. Tick cel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,028 Views
14 Pages

A Search for Tick-Associated, Bronnoya-like Virus Spillover into Sheep

  • Bianca Elena Bratuleanu,
  • Cristian Raileanu,
  • Delphine Chrétien,
  • Pablo Guardado-Calvo,
  • Thomas Bigot,
  • Gheorghe Savuta,
  • Sarah Temmam and
  • Marc Eloit

Tick-borne diseases are responsible for many vector-borne diseases within Europe. Recently, novel viruses belonging to a new viral family of the order Bunyavirales were discovered in numerous tick species. In this study, we used metatranscriptomics t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,754 Views
13 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis—Review of the Current Status

  • Malgorzata Kwasnik,
  • Jerzy Rola and
  • Wojciech Rozek

18 October 2023

The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the arboviral etiological agent of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), considered to be one of the most important tick-borne viral diseases in Europe and Asia. In recent years, an increase in the incidence of TB...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
10,019 Views
11 Pages

The Impact of Tick-Borne Diseases on the Bone

  • Imran Farooq and
  • Tara J. Moriarty

Tick-borne infectious diseases can affect many tissues and organs including bone, one of the most multifunctional structures in the human body. There is a scarcity of data regarding the impact of tick-borne pathogens on bone. The aim of this review w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
8,812 Views
12 Pages

Interrupted Blood Feeding in Ticks: Causes and Consequences

  • Djamel Tahir,
  • Leon Meyer,
  • Josephus Fourie,
  • Frans Jongejan,
  • Thomas Mather,
  • Valérie Choumet,
  • Byron Blagburn,
  • Reinhard K. Straubinger and
  • Marie Varloud

Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods and act as vectors for a great variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and helminths. Some tick-borne viruses, such as Powassan virus and tick-borne encephalitis virus, are transmissibl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,841 Views
25 Pages

13 April 2023

The family Flaviviridae is comprised of a diverse group of arthropod-borne viruses that are the etiological agents of globally relevant diseases in humans. Among these, infection with several of these flaviviruses—including West Nile virus (WNV...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,890 Views
7 Pages

Evaluation of Vector Competence of Ixodes Ticks for Kemerovo Virus

  • Camille Victoire Migné,
  • Hélène Braga de Seixas,
  • Aurélie Heckmann,
  • Clémence Galon,
  • Fauziah Mohd Jaafar,
  • Baptiste Monsion,
  • Houssam Attoui and
  • Sara Moutailler

20 May 2022

Tick-borne viruses are responsible for various symptoms in humans and animals, ranging from simple fever to neurological disorders or haemorrhagic fevers. The Kemerovo virus (KEMV) is a tick-borne orbivirus, and it has been suspected to be responsibl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,204 Views
12 Pages

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus and Its European Distribution in Ticks and Endothermic Mammals

  • Melanie Walter,
  • Janna R. Vogelgesang,
  • Franz Rubel and
  • Katharina Brugger

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common viral tick-borne disease in Europe causing thousands of human infections every year. Available risk maps in Europe are solely based on human incidences, but often underestimate areas with TBE virus cir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,348 Views
14 Pages

This study reveals a significant presence of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in urban recreational areas of Tallinn, Estonia. During the period of May–June 2018, 815 Ixodes ticks were collected from an area of 11,200 m2 using the flagging method...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,683 Views
9 Pages

Active Surveillance of Powassan Virus in Massachusetts Ixodes scapularis Ticks, Comparing Detection Using a New Triplex Real-Time PCR Assay with a Luminex Vector-Borne Panel

  • Guang Xu,
  • Eric Siegel,
  • Nolan Fernandez,
  • Emily Bechtold,
  • Timothy Daly,
  • Alan P. Dupuis,
  • Alexander Ciota and
  • Stephen M. Rich

4 February 2024

Powassan virus is an emerging tick-borne pathogen capable of causing severe neuroinvasive disease. As the incidence of human Powassan virus grows both in magnitude and geographical range, the development of sensitive detection methods for diagnostics...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,969 Views
15 Pages

The Prevalence of Pathogens among Ticks Collected from Livestock in Kazakhstan

  • Kulyaisan T. Sultankulova,
  • Gaukhar O. Shynybekova,
  • Aisha U. Issabek,
  • Nazym N. Mukhami,
  • Aibarys M. Melisbek,
  • Olga V. Chervyakova,
  • Nurlan S. Kozhabergenov,
  • Sabyrkhan M. Barmak,
  • Arailym K. Bopi and
  • Mukhit B. Orynbayev
  • + 5 authors

19 October 2022

Ticks carry and transmit a wide variety of pathogens (bacteria, viruses and protozoa) that pose a threat to humans and animals worldwide. The purpose of this work was to study ticks collected in different regions of Kazakhstan for the carriage of var...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,186 Views
16 Pages

Tick Diversity and Distribution of Pathogen in Ticks Collected from Wild Animals and Vegetation in Africa

  • Roland Eric Yessinou,
  • Aldric Koumassou,
  • Haruna Baba Galadima,
  • Hospice Nanoukon-Ahigan,
  • Souaïbou Farougou and
  • Martin Pfeffer

25 January 2025

Ticks are important vectors of a wide range of pathogens with significant medical and veterinary importance. Different tick species occupy different habitats with an overall widespread geographical distribution. In addition to their role as reservoir...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,323 Views
13 Pages

Viral RNA Metagenomics of Hyalomma Ticks Collected from Dromedary Camels in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

  • Fathiah Zakham,
  • Aishah E. Albalawi,
  • Abdullah D. Alanazi,
  • Phuoc Truong Nguyen,
  • Abdulaziz S. Alouffi,
  • Altaf Alaoui,
  • Tarja Sironen,
  • Teemu Smura and
  • Olli Vapalahti

18 July 2021

Arthropod-borne infections are a medical and economic threat to humans and livestock. Over the last three decades, several unprecedented viral outbreaks have been recorded in the Western part of the Arabian Peninsula. However, little is known about t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,198 Views
17 Pages

The Emergence and Dynamics of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in a New Endemic Region in Southern Germany

  • Daniel Lang,
  • Lidia Chitimia-Dobler,
  • Malena Bestehorn-Willmann,
  • Alexander Lindau,
  • Marco Drehmann,
  • Gabriele Stroppel,
  • Helga Hengge,
  • Ute Mackenstedt,
  • Klaus Kaier and
  • Johannes Borde
  • + 1 author

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most important viral tick-borne infection in Europe and Asia. It is emerging in new areas. The mechanisms of emergence are fairly unknown or speculative. In the Ravensburg district in southern Germany, TBE emerged...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,622 Views
13 Pages

7 June 2019

Ticks are vectors of several pathogens that can be transmitted to humans and their geographic ranges are expanding. The exposure of ticks to new hosts in a rapidly changing environment is likely to further increase the prevalence and diversity of tic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,890 Views
16 Pages

Study of Viral Coinfection of the Ixodes persulcatus Ticks Feeding on Humans in a Natural Focus of the South of the Far East

  • Galina N. Leonova,
  • Larisa M. Somova,
  • Svetlana A. Abramova and
  • Evgeniy V. Pustovalov

The phenomenon of pathogen co-infection detected in a half-fed Ixodes persulcatus tick taken from a human in the south of the Far East was studied. Research was carried out on PEK, Vero, and Vero-E6 cell lines, outbred mice, and chicken embryos using...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,447 Views
9 Pages

Synchronous Langat Virus Infection of Haemaphysalis longicornis Using Anal Pore Microinjection

  • Melbourne Rio Talactac,
  • Kentaro Yoshii,
  • Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez,
  • Kodai Kusakisako,
  • Remil Linggatong Galay,
  • Kozo Fujisaki,
  • Masami Mochizuki and
  • Tetsuya Tanaka

17 July 2017

The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) serocomplex of flaviviruses consists of arboviruses that cause important diseases in animals and humans. The transmission of this group of viruses is commonly associated with tick species such as Ixodes spp.,...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,652 Views
7 Pages

Direct Evidence of Powassan Virus Vertical Transmission in Ixodes scapularis in Nature

  • Rachel E. Lange,
  • Melissa A. Prusinski,
  • Alan P. Dupuis and
  • Alexander T. Ciota

16 March 2024

Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne flavivirus endemic in North America and Russia. Experimental infections with POWV have confirmed horizontal, transstadial, vertical, and cofeeding transmission routes for potential virus maintenance. In the field...

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40 Citations
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14 Pages

Detection of Jingmenviruses in Japan with Evidence of Vertical Transmission in Ticks

  • Daisuke Kobayashi,
  • Ryusei Kuwata,
  • Toshiya Kimura,
  • Hiroshi Shimoda,
  • Ryosuke Fujita,
  • Astri Nur Faizah,
  • Izumi Kai,
  • Ryo Matsumura,
  • Yudai Kuroda and
  • Haruhiko Isawa
  • + 10 authors

19 December 2021

Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) and the related jingmenvirus-termed Alongshan virus are recognized as globally emerging human pathogenic tick-borne viruses. These viruses have been detected in various mammals and invertebrates, although their natural trans...

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28 Citations
6,150 Views
20 Pages

Changing the Recipe: Pathogen Directed Changes in Tick Saliva Components

  • Michael Pham,
  • Jacob Underwood and
  • Adela S. Oliva Chávez

Ticks are obligate hematophagous parasites and are important vectors of a wide variety of pathogens. These pathogens include spirochetes in the genus Borrelia that cause Lyme disease, rickettsial pathogens, and tick-borne encephalitis virus, among ot...

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6 Citations
4,559 Views
15 Pages

Transstadial Transmission and Replication Kinetics of West Nile Virus Lineage 1 in Laboratory Reared Ixodes ricinus Ticks

  • Cristian Răileanu,
  • Oliver Tauchmann,
  • Ana Vasić,
  • Ulrike Neumann,
  • Birke Andrea Tews and
  • Cornelia Silaghi

24 September 2020

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne agent that has also been isolated from several tick species. Vector competence of Ixodes ricinus, one of the most common tick species in Europe, has been poorly investigated for WNV to date. As such, to evalu...

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61 Citations
6,687 Views
22 Pages

Evaluation of Disease Causality of Rare Ixodes ricinus-Borne Infections in Europe

  • Tal Azagi,
  • Dieuwertje Hoornstra,
  • Kristin Kremer,
  • Joppe W. R. Hovius and
  • Hein Sprong

24 February 2020

In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks transmit pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). In addition, there is evidence for transmission to humans from I. ricinus of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia diver...

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2,259 Views
12 Pages

Ixodes ricinus ticks play a crucial role as carriers of diseases, transmitting pathogens to vertebrate hosts, including horses. This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s. l.), Anap...

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