Continued Circulation of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Variants and Detection of Novel Transmission Foci, the Netherlands
Helen J. Esser

, Stephanie M. Lim, Ankje de Vries, Hein Sprong, Dinant J. Dekker, Emily L. Pascoe, Julian W. Bakker, Vanessa Suin, Eelco Franz, Byron E.E. Martina, and Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt
Author affiliations: Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands (H.J. Esser, D.J. Dekker, E.L. Pascoe, J.W. Bakker, C.J.M. Koenraadt); Artemis One Health Research Institute, Delft, the Netherlands (S.M. Lim, B.E.E. Martina); National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands (A. de Vries, H. Sprong, E. Franz); Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium (V. Suin)
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Table 1
Pools of tick-borne encephalitis virus RNA–positive Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from vegetation in 3 locations in the Netherlands, 2018–2020*
Sample ID |
Tick pool |
Ct value |
Nature area |
Municipality |
Year |
GenBank |
2018-TA222 |
25 nymphs |
15.31 |
National Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
Zeist |
2018 |
NA |
2018-TA226 |
25 nymphs |
17.65 |
National Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
Zeist |
2018 |
MZ969636 |
A43 |
25 nymphs |
19.84 |
National Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
Zeist |
2019 |
NA |
4040 |
25 nymphs |
19.42 |
National Park Sallandse Heuvelrug |
Hellendoorn |
2019 |
NA |
NL-RGB1 |
4 females |
29.1 |
Roggebotzand |
Dronten |
2020 |
NA |
NL-RMB2 |
8 males |
21.12 |
Roggebotzand |
Dronten |
2020 |
MZ969638 |
NL-RBG3 |
25 nymphs |
17.64 |
Roggebotzand |
Dronten |
2020 |
MZ969639 |
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