A probable case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) acquired in England, July 2019

A probable case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) acquired in England, July 2019

The United Kingdom (UK) has thus far been considered to be free from tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), yet in July 2019, a German infant developed serologically diagnosed TBE following a tick bite in southern England. This first report of a probable human case together with recent findings of TBE virus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2019-11, Vol.24 (47)
Hauptverfasser: Kreusch, Teresa M, Holding, Maya, Hewson, Roger, Harder, Thomas, Medlock, Jolyon M, Hansford, Kayleigh M, Dowall, Stuart, Semper, Amanda, Brooks, Tim, Walsh, Amanda, Russell, Katherine, Wichmann, Ole
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Sprache:eng
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Infectious diseases
Insect bites
Parasitic diseases
Rapid Communication
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Zusammenfassung:The United Kingdom (UK) has thus far been considered to be free from tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), yet in July 2019, a German infant developed serologically diagnosed TBE following a tick bite in southern England. This first report of a probable human case together with recent findings of TBE virus in ticks in foci in England suggest that TBE may be acquired in parts of England and should be considered in patients with aetiologically-unexplained neurological manifestations.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.47.1900679