Genetic variety of tick-borne encephalitis virus population in Alkhanay national park (Zabaikalskij region, Russia)
In our research are presented the results of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus strains, isolated in 1999-2011 from Ixodes ticks and wild rodents in the National Park Alkhanay (Transbaikal region). Combined circulation of two TBE virus genotypes, Far Eastern and Siberian, was established. Moreover ¡886-84-like¡ strains differed from the Siberian and Far Eastern genotypes were isolated in the National Park and a mixed strain combining features of the Siberian and Far Eastern genotypes.