| Tick-borne meningoencephalitis virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA) |
| Family: | Flaviviridae |
| Genus: | Flavivirus |
| Species: | Tick-borne meningoencephalitis virus |
Tick-borne encephalitis virus is the virus associated with Tick-borne encephalitis.
The responsible virus, Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV), is a member of the genus Flavivirus. Other close relatives include Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, Kyasanur forest disease virus, Alkhurma virus, Louping ill virus and the Langat virus.
TBE virus has three subtypes: (a) Western European subtype (formerly Central European encephalitis virus, CEEV; principal tick vector: Ixodes ricinus); (b) Siberian subtype (formerly West Siberian virus; principal tick vector: Ixodes persulcatus); (c) Far Eastern subtype (formerly Russian Spring Summer encephalitis virus, RSSEV; principal tick vector: Ixodes persulcatus).[1]
The reference strain is the Sofjin strain.[2]
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