Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: Genetic Diversity and Evolution

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish the current state of research on the genetic diversity and evolution of the tick-borne encephalitis virus.

Despite the fact that the tick-borne encephalitis virus was discovered a long time ago (in the 1930s) and, since that time, many studies have been carried out regarding the characteristics of its genome, genetic diversity, and evolution, data from recent years show that there is still no clarity on these issues, and this virus may still surprise. Thus, along with already-known subtypes of the virus (European, Far Eastern, and Siberian), putative new subtypes have recently been described: Himalayan and Baikalian. Within the subtypes, new genetic lineages have also been described, which are very different from the genetic variants of the virus described earlier. All these new data make it possible to reconsider the evolutionary paths of the virus and to provide a clearer understanding of its genetics and the mechanisms of the formation of its diversity and distribution.

Dr. Sergey Tkachev
Guest Editor

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• tick-borne encephalitis
• genetic diversity
• evolution
• genome
• genetic lineages