Tick-borne virus diseases of human interest in Europe.

@article{citeulike:2480441, abstract = {Several human diseases in Europe are caused by viruses transmitted by tick bite. These viruses belong to the genus Flavivirus, and include tick-borne encephalitis virus, Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus, louping ill virus, Powassan virus, Nairovirus (Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus) and Coltivirus (Eyach virus). All of these viruses cause more or less severe neurological diseases, and some are also responsible for haemorrhagic fever. The epidemiology, clinical picture and methods for diagnosis are detailed in this review. Most of these viral pathogens are classified as Biosafety Level 3 or 4 agents, and therefore some of them have been classified in Categories A-C of potential bioterrorism agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their ability to cause severe disease in man means that these viruses, as well as any clinical samples suspected of containing them, must be handled with specific and stringent precautions.}, address = {Unit\'{e} des Virus Emergents, Facult\'{e} de M\'{e}decine, Marseille, France. RNC-VIROPHDM@GULLIVER.FR}, author = {Charrel, R. N. and Attoui, H. and Butenko, A. M. and Clegg, J. C. and Deubel, V. and Frolova, T. V. and Gould, E. A. and Gritsun, T. S. and Heinz, F. X. and Labuda, M. and Lashkevich, V. A. and Loktev, V. and Lundkvist, A. and Lvov, D. V. and Mandl, C. W. and Niedrig, M. and Papa, A. and Petrov, V. S. and Plyusnin, A. and Randolph, S. and S\"{u}ss, J. and Zlobin, V. I. and de Lamballerie, X. }, citeulike-article-id = {2480441}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01022.x}, issn = {1198-743X}, journal = {Clin Microbiol Infect}, keywords = {review, tbe, tick\_borne\_viruses}, month = {December}, number = {12}, pages = {1040--1055}, posted-at = {2008-03-06 21:19:39}, priority = {2}, title = {Tick-borne virus diseases of human interest in Europe.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01022.x}, volume = {10}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2480441 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2480441 TI - Tick-borne virus diseases of human interest in Europe. JF - Clin Microbiol Infect VL - 10 IS - 12 SP - 1040 EP - 1055 AD - Unité des Virus Emergents, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France. RNC-VIROPHDM@GULLIVER.FR SN - 1198-743X N2 - Several human diseases in Europe are caused by viruses transmitted by tick bite. These viruses belong to the genus Flavivirus, and include tick-borne encephalitis virus, Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus, louping ill virus, Powassan virus, Nairovirus (Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus) and Coltivirus (Eyach virus). All of these viruses cause more or less severe neurological diseases, and some are also responsible for haemorrhagic fever. The epidemiology, clinical picture and methods for diagnosis are detailed in this review. Most of these viral pathogens are classified as Biosafety Level 3 or 4 agents, and therefore some of them have been classified in Categories A-C of potential bioterrorism agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their ability to cause severe disease in man means that these viruses, as well as any clinical samples suspected of containing them, must be handled with specific and stringent precautions. KW - review KW - tbe KW - tick_borne_viruses AU - Charrel, RN AU - Attoui, H AU - Butenko, AM AU - Clegg, JC AU - Deubel, V AU - Frolova, TV AU - Gould, EA AU - Gritsun, TS AU - Heinz, FX AU - Labuda, M AU - Lashkevich, VA AU - Loktev, V AU - Lundkvist, A AU - Lvov, DV AU - Mandl, CW AU - Niedrig, M AU - Papa, A AU - Petrov, VS AU - Plyusnin, A AU - Randolph, S AU - Süss, J AU - Zlobin, VI AU - de Lamballerie, X PY - 2004/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01022.x ER -