Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a member of the genus Flavivirus, is the virus associated with tick-borne encephalitis. Three TBEV sub-types have been described: European or Western tick-borne encephalitis virus, Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus, and Far eastern Tick-borne encephalitis virus (formerly known as Russian Spring Summer encephalitis virus, RSSEV). TEBV NS1 protein is one of the most conserved. Homology level of the NS1 protein is about 90% between TBEV strains. Tick-borne encephalitis virus causes 13,000 cases of human meningitis and encephalitis annually.
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