Tick-borne encephalitis virus arrives in the UK
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is caused by the TBE virus (TBEV) and is primarily transmitted to humans through a bite from an infected tick. TBEV (a flavivirus) has three genetically and antigenically closely related subtypes: the European, Siberian and Far-Eastern. TBE is endemic in mainland Europe, Scandinavia and Asia, and has recently been found for the […]