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Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne

Medical Definition: A subgroup of the genus FLAVIVIRUS that causes encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers and is found in eastern and western Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is transmitted by TICKS and there is an associated milk-borne transmission from viremic cattle, goats, and sheep.
Guide Notes: infection = ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE
Also Called: Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Omsk,Kyasanur Forest disease virus,Langat virus,Louping ill virus,Powassan virus,Tick-Borne encephalitis virus

Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne Medical Definitions and Terms

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