Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2021 Nov 22;13(11):2334.
doi: 10.3390/v13112334.

History of Arbovirus Research in the Czech Republic

Zdenek Hubálek  1
Affiliations
Review

History of Arbovirus Research in the Czech Republic

Zdenek Hubálek. Viruses. .

Abstract

The aim of this review is to follow the history of studies on endemiv arboviruses and the diseases they cause which were detected in the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (i.e., the Czech Republic)). The viruses involve tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile and Usutu flaviviruses; the Sindbis alphavirus; Ťahyňa, Batai, Lednice and Sedlec bunyaviruses; the Uukuniemi phlebovirus; and the Tribeč orbivirus. Arboviruses temporarily imported from abroad to the Czech Republic have been omitted. This brief historical review includes a bibliography of all relevant papers.

Keywords: arthropods; birds; mammals; mosquitoes; ticks.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

References

    1. Gallia F., Rampas J., Hollender L. Laboratory infection with encephalitis virus. Čas. Lék. Čes. 1949;88:224–226. (In Czech)
    1. Hloucal L. Abortive virus meningoencephalitides. Čas. Lék. Čes. 1949;48:1390–1394. (In Czech)
    1. Hloucal L., Gallia F. An epidemic of neurotropic virus disease in the Strakonice district. Sbor. Lék. (Praha) 1949;51:352–376. (In Czech)
    1. Krejčí J. An epidemic of viral meningoencephalitis in the Vyškov area (Moravia) Lék. Listy. 1949;4:73–75. (In Czech)
    1. Krejčí J. Isolement dun virus nouveau en course d’une epidémie de meningoencephalite dans la region de Vyškov (Moravie) Presse Méd. 1949;74:1084. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources