Publications by authors named "J-L Velay"
Article Synopsis
- Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), spread through tick bites, mostly causes mild illness in over 90% of cases, but can lead to varying degrees of encephalitis in some individuals.
- Around 10% of patients with severe TBE in Austria, Czech Republic, and France have auto-antibodies (auto-Abs) that neutralize certain types of interferon (IFN), which are important for immune response, while only about 1% of patients with milder symptoms have them.
- The presence of these auto-Abs significantly increases the risk of severe TBE, with odds ratios indicating up to a 20.8 times higher chance of severe illness when these auto-Abs are
