| isolation of the thogoto virus from a haemaphysalis longicornis in kyoto city, japan. | ticks transmit viruses responsible for severe emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, some of which have a significant impact on public health. in japan, little is known about the distribution of tick-borne viruses. in this study, we collected and tested ticks to investigate the distribution of tick-borne arboviruses in kyoto, japan, and isolated the first thogoto virus (thov) to our knowledge from haemaphysalis longicornis in far-eastern asia. the japanese isolate was genetically distinct ... | 2015 | 25957096 |