Blar i USN Open Archive på forfatter "Paulsen, Katrine Mørk"
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Cervids as sentinel-species for tick-borne encephalitis virus in Norway - A serological study
Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Das Neves, Carlos G; Granquist, Erik Georg; Madslien, Knut Ivar Engesæter; Stuen, Snorre; Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Vikse, Rose; Rocchi, Mara; Laming, Eleanor; Stiasny, Karin; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the causative agent of tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE). TBEV is one of the most important neurological pathogens transmitted by tick bites in Europe. The objectives of this study were ... -
Development of a Real‑Time PCR Method for the Detection of European and Siberian Subtypes of Tick‑Borne Encephalitis Virus
Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Jenkins, Andrew; Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Basset, Coraline; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is transmitted to humans through tick bites. In recent years, the appearance of the Siberian subtype of TBEV in Ixodes ricinus in Finland, together with deaths from the normally ... -
Distribution of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ixodes ricinus ticks along the coast of Norway: The western seaboard is a low-prevalence region
Pedersen, Benedikte Nevjen; Jenkins, Andrew; Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Yohanns B, Okbaldet; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Lamsal, Alaka; Soleng, Arnulf; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Neoehrlichia mikurensis is a tick‐borne pathogen widespread among ticks and rodents in Europe and Asia. A previous study on Ixodes ricinus ticks in Norway suggested that N. mikurensis was scarce or absent on the south‐west ... -
Experimental infection of lambs with tick-borne encephalitis virus and co-infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Granquist, Erik Georg; Okstad, Wenche; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Stuen, Snorre; Vikse, Rose; Stiasny, Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)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 Asia. However, the knowledge ... -
Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus in questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs in southern Scandinavia and the possible influence of meteorological factors
Lamsal, Alaka; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Jenkins, Andrew; Renssen, Hans; Kjær, Lene Jung; Alfsnes, Kristian; Bastakoti, Srijana; Dieseth, Malene Strøm; Klitgaard, Kirstine; Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen; Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Vikse, Rose; Korslund, Lars; Kjelland, Vivian; Stuen, Snorre; Kjellander, Petter; Christensson, Madeleine; Teräväinen, Malin; Jensen, Laura Mark; Regmi, Manoj; Giri, Dhiraj; Marsteen, Leif; Bødker, René; Soleng, Arnulf; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Ixodes ricinus ticks are Scandinavia's main vector for tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), which infects many people annually. The aims of the present study were (i) to obtain information on the TBEV prevalence in ...