Tickborne encephalitis in naturally exposed monkey (Macaca sylvanus).
We describe tickborne encephalitis (TBE) in a monkey (Macaca sylvanus) after natural exposure in an area at risk for TBE. TBE virus was present in the brain and could be identified as closely related to the European subtype, strain Neudoerfl.
Süss
Jochen
J
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Jena, Germany. jochen.suess@fli.bund.de
Gelpi
Ellen
E
Klaus
Christine
C
Bagon
Audrey
A
Liebler-Tenorio
Elisabeth M
EM
Budka
Herbert
H
Stark
Bernhard
B
Müller
Werner
W
Hotzel
Helmut
H
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000821:virology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D008251:Macaca / Q000821:virology*