Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in Horses, Austria, 2011

Rushton, James O.; Lecollinet, Sylvie; Hubálek, Zdenek; Svobodová, Petra; Lussy, Helga; Nowotny, Norbert

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Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus in Horses, Austria, 2011

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Apr 2013
By Rushton, James O. ; Lecollinet, Sylvie ; Hubálek, Zdenek ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Rushton, James O. ; Lecollinet, Sylvie ; Hubálek, Zdenek ; Svobodová, Petra ; Lussy, Helga ; Nowotny, Norbert
Description:

An unexpectedly high infection rate (26.1%) of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was identified in a herd of 257 horses of the same breed distributed among 3 federal states in Austria. Young age (p<0.001) and male sex (p=0.001) were positively associated with infection.
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Age Factors Animals Austria Dispatch Encephalitis, Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne Female Flaviviridae Flavivirus Horse Diseases Horses Infection Male Prevalence Sex Factors Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus Tickborne Encephalitis Vector-borne Infections Viruses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(4):635-637.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Volume:

19
Issue:

4
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:f4ee159bac96324bf5ef02e569815b6c4eff3456fef1547fab546f246e6c21e4
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