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Methods for Rapid Transfer and Localization of Lyme Disease Pathogens Within the Tick Gut
Published on: February 14, 2011
[Pathogenic mechanisms of Tick-borne Flaviviruses]
1Laboratory of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University.
Abstract:
Many tick-borne flaviviruses causes fatal encephalitis in humans and animals with severe sequelae. However, it remains unclear how viral replication and pathogenicity contribute to the neurologic manifestations. In this paper, I summarized the specific replication mechanism of tick-borne flaviviruses in neurons and their effect on the pathogenicity of neurological disease. Our findings of the unique virus-host interaction in central nerve system will improve further understanding of the molecular mechanisms of viral replication and the pathogenicity of neurotropic viruses.
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