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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"tick-borne encephalitis virus"”.
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Characterisation and analysis of the NS1 gene of tick-borne encephalitis virus
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) encodes a highly immunogenic ncnstructural glycoprotein, NS1. The proposed NS1 gene from the TE V strains Neudörfl and K23 was identified, cloned and sequenced. The NS1 gene from the Neudorfl strain of TBEV was then cloned under the powerful constitutive …
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Role of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> Sphingomyelinase-Like Protein (IsSMase) in Tick Pathogen Interactions
<p>Arthropod-borne diseases are one of the major concerns throughout the world. <em>Ixodes scapularis</em> (hard tick) is one of the major vectors that is involved in arthropod-borne disease transmission. Langat virus (LGTV) is a model pathogen that is very similar to other medically important …
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Characterization of Flavivirus-Infected Neurons
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne flavivirus (TBFV) that can cause severe encephalitis in humans with a case fatality rate as high as 15%. Patients who survived severe encephalitic disease can develop long-term sequelae that can be debilitating and life-long. In this dissertation, a primary …
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Viral metagenomics and phylogenomics for One Health
… science, and medicine. Within this perspective, viruses, the most abundant biological entities on Earth, play a central role in connecting different organisms, deeply influencing the health of their hosts. Despite their great importance, most viruses are still poorly understood, mainly because of …
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Human Antibody Response to Flaviviruses and SARS-Coronavirus-2
… for epidemic outbreaks. These include tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Powassan virus (POWV), Zika virus (ZIKV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The first part of this thesis focuses on encephalitis-causing tick-borne flaviviruses, specifically TBEV …
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Interaktion des Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis- Virus mit antigenpräsentierenden Zellen
… Das Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis-Virus (FSME-Virus) gehört zu der Familie der Flaviviren und ist innerhalb Europas das am weitesten verbreitete von Arthropoden übertragene Virus. Eine Infektion des Menschen mit dem FSME-Virus erfolgt zumeist über den Stich einer infizierten Zecke …