title: Human Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Characterization of Virus from Biting Tick.
abstract: We report a case of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in which the TBE virus was isolated from the biting tick. Viral growth and sequence were characterized and compared with those of a reference strain. Virus isolation from ticks from patients with TBE may offer a new approach for studies of epidemiology and pathogenicity.
authors.forename: Anna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Henningsson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Norberg
authors.forename: Pontus
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindblom
authors.forename: Anette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Forsberg
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: Anna K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Överby
authors.forename: Per-Eric
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lindgren
mesh_terms: D000072283:A549 Cells; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000235:genetics*; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: RNA; case report; cell culture; flavivirus; sequence analysis; tick-borne encephalitis; tick-borne encephalitis virus; vector-borne infections; viruses