dictionary help| Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus --> tick-borne encephalitis virus | medical dictionary |
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<virology> An arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus that occurs in Central Europe and the USSR in two subtypes, causing two forms of encephalitis in humans: tick-borne encephalitis (Central European subtype) and tick-borne encephalitis (Eastern subtype); the vectors are ticks of the genus Ixodes.
Synonyms: Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus, tick-borne virus.
(05 Mar 2000)
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