Tick-borne encephalitis virus prevalence in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in high risk habitats of the south-Bohemian region of the Czech Republic
Jazyk angličtina Země Nizozemsko Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
12475083
DOI
10.1023/a:1020966605960
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- klíště virologie MeSH
- klíšťová encefalitida epidemiologie virologie MeSH
- prevalence MeSH
- viry klíšťové encefalitidy izolace a purifikace MeSH
- životní prostředí MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika epidemiologie MeSH
A survey for tick-borne encephalitis virus in trades ricinus ticks was conducted in May 2000 in two districts of the South-Bohemian region of the Czech Republic with a high occurrence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in humans. Homogenized ticks were tested on PS cells, which were examined for any cytopathic effect, plaque assay and indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFT). The IFT has proved to be the most sensitive and most rapid test to demonstrate the virus in ticks. TBE virus was found in 17 of 187 pooled samples. consisting of a total of 2,968 ticks. The mean minimum infection rate was 0.6% for all tick stages combined. Infection rates in nymphs collected in different locations varied between 0.2 and 1.3% and between 5.9 and 11.1% in adult ticks. The observed TBE prevalence in ticks was compared with data obtained elsewhere in the Czech Republic. It is concluded that screening of ticks for TBE virus prevalence using IFT is a valuable indicator for the degree of risk to contract TBE in as particular habitat.
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