Deer tick virus
| Deer tick virus | |
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| Black and white Feulgen stained microphotograph depicting intact tick salivary glands infected by deer tick virus. Hypotrophied salivary acinus filled with amorphous masses of pinkstaining (=Feulgen positive) material (arrows). Scale bar = 10 µm. | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Flasuviricetes |
| Order: | Amarillovirales |
| Family: | Flaviviridae |
| Genus: | Flavivirus |
| Species: | Orthoflavivirus powassanense |
| Virus: | Deer tick virus |
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| Prevention | Avoid possible tick-infested areas, such as the woodlands |
| Deaths | 2 |
Deer tick virus (DTV) is a virus in the genus Flavivirus spread via ticks that causes encephalitis.