Detection of novel tick-borne pathogen, Alongshan virus, in Ixodes ricinus ticks, south-eastern Finland, 2019

Suvi Kuivanen(University of Helsinki), Lev Levanov(University of Helsinki), Lauri Kareinen(University of Helsinki), Tarja Sironen(University of Helsinki), Anne J. Jääskeläinen(University of Helsinki), Ilya Plyusnin(University of Helsinki), Fathiah Zakham(University of Helsinki), Petra Emmerich(University of Rostock), Jonas Schmidt‐Chanasit(German Center for Infection Research), Jussi Hepojoki(University of Helsinki), Teemu Smura(University of Helsinki), Olli Vapalahti(University of Helsinki)
Eurosurveillance
July 4, 2019
10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.27.1900394
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Abstract

The newly identified tick-borne Alongshan virus (ALSV), a segmented Jingmen virus group flavivirus, was recently associated with human disease in China. We report the detection of ALSV RNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks in south-eastern Finland. Screening of sera from patients suspected for tick-borne encephalitis for Jingmen tick virus-like virus RNA and antibodies revealed no human cases. The presence of ALSV in common European ticks warrants further investigations on its role as a human pathogen.

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