Serological screening for tick-borne encephalitis virus in eight Norwegian herds of semi-domesticated reindeer

• Published in: Zoonoses and Public Health
• Main Authors: Lamsal, Alaka, Tryland, Morten, Paulsen, Katrine M., Romano, Javier Sánchez, Nymo, Ingebjørg H., Stiasny, Karin, Soleng, Arnulf, Vikse, Rose, Andreassen, Åshild Kristine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: climate change; flavivirus; Ixodes ricinus; sentinels; serology; TBEV; ticks; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Norway; Tive; Viken; Brønnøy; Finnmark; Nordland; Northern Norway; Rangifer tarandus; Tana; Tundra; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3095661; https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13060

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is found in Ixodes ricinus ticks throughout the area where viable tick populations exist. In Norway, TBEV is found in I. ricinus from the south coast until Brønnøy municipality in Nordland County and the range of the vector is expanding due to changes in climate,...