tick-borne encephalitis virus


tick-·borne en·ceph·a·li·tis vi·rus

arboviruses of the genus Flavivirus that occur in Central Europe and Russia in multiple subtypes, causing two forms of encephalitis in humans: tick-borne encephalitis (Central European subtype) and tick-borne encephalitis (Eastern subtype); the vectors are ticks of the genus Ixodes. Synonym(s): Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus, tick-borne virus

tick-borne en·ceph·a·li·tis vi·rus

(tik'bōrn en-sef'ă-lī'tis vī'rŭs) An arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus that occurs in Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia, in two subtypes, causing two forms of encephalitis in humans: tick-borne encephalitis (Central European subtype) and tick-borne encephalitis (Eastern European subtype); the vectors are ticks of the genus Ixodes.