Volume 13, Number 6—June 2007
Dispatch
Tickborne Encephalitis in Naturally Exposed Monkey (Macaca sylvanus)
Jochen Süss*
, Ellen Gelpi*†, Christine Klaus*, Audrey Bagon*, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio*, Herbert Budka*†, Bernhard Stark*‡, Werner Müller*§, and Helmut Hotzel*
, Ellen Gelpi*†, Christine Klaus*, Audrey Bagon*, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio*, Herbert Budka*†, Bernhard Stark*‡, Werner Müller*§, and Helmut Hotzel*Table
Results of nested reverse transcription–PCR (nRT-PCR) analysis of the tickborne encephalitis virus (TBEV)–infected macaque brain
| Sample no. | Specimen | TBEV results by nRT-PCR* | TBEV strain (sequencing) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06F0927 | |||
| T653 | Cerebellum | + | Neudoerfl† |
| T654 | Cerebellum | – | – |
| T655 | Neocortex | + | Neudoerfl† |
| T656 | Neocortex | – | – |
| T659 | Neocortex | + | Neudoerfl† |
| T660 | Neocortex | – | – |
| T657 | Brain stem | + | Neudoerfl† |
| T658 | Brain stem | – | – |
| T661 | Brain stem | + | Neudoerfl |
| T662 | Brain stem | + | Neudoerfl† |
| 06F0926 | |||
| T663 | Cerebrospinal fluid | – | – |
| Total | 6/11 |
*+, virus detected; –, no virus detected.
†Differs by 1 nt from strain Neudoerfl, the prototype strain of the European virus subtype.
