Yezo Virus Diversity in Tick Bite Patients and Ticks, Russia

Emerging infectious diseases 2026 Open access

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Authors: Yulia O. Epik, Kseniia A Sycheva, Lyudmila S. Karan, Evgenia V. Mokretsova, Anna G. Dragomeretskaya, Olga Evgenevna Trotsenko, Anna R. Efimova, Yulia M. Spirina, Olga M. Drozdova, Tatyana E. Bondarenko, Ekaterina A. Blinova, Vasiliy G. Akimkin
+1 more Evgeny S. Morozkin
DOI: 10.3201/eid3205.251620
Cited by: 1
References: 10

Abstract

Yezo virus is an emerging tickborne orthonairovirus. We detected Yezo virus RNA in tick bite patients and in Ixodes persulcatus ticks in west Siberia and Far East, Russia. Clinicians should consider the expanded area of Yezo virus identification and the I. persulcatus tick habitat when evaluating patients after tick bites in Russia.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Vector-borne infectious diseases Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Virology and Viral Diseases

Publication details

Journal / source
Emerging infectious diseases
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pages
759–762
Publication date
28 April 2026
Language
EN