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SEROLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS INDICATING THE EXISTENCE OF TICK‐BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS FOCI ALONG THE NORWEGIAN COAST
Author(s) -
Traavik Terje
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-5563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1973.tb02197.x
Subject(s) - ixodes ricinus , encephalitis , virology , tick borne encephalitis virus , serology , tick , tick borne encephalitis , norwegian , biology , encephalitis viruses , virus , immunology , antibody , linguistics , philosophy
As a part of investigations attempting to establish the existence and the extent of Tick‐borne encephalitis viruses in Norway, the haemagglutination inhibition test was carried out using selected bovine sera from areas with Ixodes ricinus ‐invaded pastures. 14 out of 81 sera were sero‐positive with titres higher than 10. Indications are given of an active endemic area in Sunnfjord, as well as virus foci in other localities. It is concluded that Tick‐borne encephalitis, which is not considered a problem in Norway at present, may be more common than previously realized, and that more attention should be given to it, both by clinicians and microbiologists.