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Case Reports
. 2016 Aug 18;21(33):30318.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.33.30318.

First human case of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection acquired in the Netherlands, July 2016

Joris A de Graaf  1 , Johan H J Reimerink, G Paul Voorn, Elisabeth A Bij de Vaate, Ankje de Vries, Barry Rockx, Alie Schuitemaker, Vishal Hira
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First human case of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection acquired in the Netherlands, July 2016

Joris A de Graaf et al. Euro Surveill. .

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  • Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2016;21(33).
    Eurosurveillance editorial team. Eurosurveillance editorial team. Euro Surveill. 2016 Aug 25;21(34):30323. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.34.30323. Euro Surveill. 2016. PMID: 27588832 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

In July 2016, the first autochthonous case of tick-borne encephalitis was diagnosed in the Netherlands, five days after a report that tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) had been found in Dutch ticks. A person in their 60s without recent travel history suffered from neurological symptoms after a tick bite. TBEV serology was positive and the tick was positive in TBEV qRT-PCR. TBEV infection should be considered in patients with compatible symptoms in the Netherlands.

Keywords: Flaviviridae; emerging diseases; public health; tick-borne diseases; viral encephalitis; viral infections.

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