Rodents play a role as reservoir hosts for tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). We trapped 77 voles of the genus Microtus and tested their blood using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the presence of antibodies against TBEV. We detected TBEV antibodies in three adult individuals (4%). Voles might play a role in the circulation of TBEV.
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31 March 2020
Seroprevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Three Species of Voles (Microtus spp.) in Poland
Maciej Grzybek,
Katarzyna Tołkacz,
Mohammed Alsarraf,
Dorota Dwużnik,
Klaudiusz Szczepaniak,
Krzysztof Tomczuk,
Beata Biernat,
Jerzy M. Behnke,
Anna Bajer
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 56 • No. 2
April 2020
Vol. 56 • No. 2
April 2020