title: Tickborne encephalitis, southwestern France.
abstract: We report an autochthonous human case of tickborne encephalitis (TBE) in the Bordeaux area, southwestern France. The patient was a farmer who had severe encephalomyelitis. ELISA and neutralization assay of serum and cerebrospinal fluid established the diagnosis. This potential new endemic focus for TBE virus should be further investigated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. bruno.herpe@chu-bordeaux.fr
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herpe
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schuffenecker
authors.forename: Jérome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pillot
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malvy
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clouzeau
authors.forename: Nam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gruson
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Marie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lafon
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hilbert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral