| molecular epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ixodes ricinus ticks in lithuania. | in lithuania, 171-645 serologically confirmed cases of tick-borne encephalitis occurred annually [mickiene et al. (2001): eur j clin microbiol infect dis 20:886-888] in 1993-1999, and the tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) seroprevalence in the general population was found previously to be 3.0% [juceviciene et al. (2002): j clin virol 25:23-27]. to assess the risk for tbev virus infection in lithuania and to characterize the agent a panel of 3,234 ticks combined into 436 pools [juceviciene et ... | 2005 | 16121364 |
| tick-borne encephalitis virus infections in lithuanian domestic animals and ticks. | in order to obtain information about the distribution of tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) in lithuania, sera of domestic animals were screened for tbev antibodies by haemagglutination inhibition test. samples were collected in 2001 from 423 cows, 561 goats and 118 sheep during a prophylactic examination or vaccination by a local veterinary specialist. in addition, a total of 3234 ixodes ricinus ticks in 436 pools were collected and tested by rt-pcr for the presence of tbev rna (detailed anal ... | 2005 | 16191893 |