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Wenche Okstad

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Paulsen K, Granquist E, Okstad W, Vikse R, Stiasny K, Andreassen A, et al.
PLoS One . 2019 Dec; 14(12):e0226836. PMID: 31856227
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a zoonotic pathogen which may cause tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in humans and animals. More than 10,000 cases of TBE are reported annually in Europe and...
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Stuen S, Okstad W, Sagen A
Vet Sci . 2018 Mar; 5(1). PMID: 29495651
which causes the disease tick-borne fever (TBF), is the most important tick-borne pathogen in European animals. TBF may contribute to severe welfare challenges and economic losses in the Norwegian sheep...
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Stuen S, Okstad W, Artursson K, Al-Khedery B, Barbet A, Granquist E
Acta Vet Scand . 2015 Jul; 57:40. PMID: 26205515
Background: Anaplasma phagocytophilum (formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) is an obligate intracellular bacterium causing the disease tick-borne fever (TBF) in domestic ruminants. An effective vaccine against the infection has been demanded for...
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Granquist E, Kristiansson M, Lindgren P, Matussek A, Nodtvedt A, Okstad W, et al.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis . 2014 Aug; 5(6):780-4. PMID: 25132534
Recent reports suggest a potential for transmission of a newly discovered rickettsial endosymbiont, Midichloria mitochondrii, to animals and humans from feeding ticks (Ixodes ricinus). Using molecular methods; I. ricinus, sheep...