The presence of tick-borne encephalitis in an endemic area for tick-borne diseases, Turkey.
The aim of this study was to indicate the presence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in an endemic area for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Turkey. Of 39 CCHF suspected cases, one was found to be TBE virus immunoglobulin M positive and seven were TBE virus immunoglobulin G positive. It is important to report this first appearance of the TBE virus in Turkey since 1967.
Esen
Berrin
B
Department of Communicable Diseases Research, Refik Saydam National Hygiene Center, Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Gozalan
Aysegul
A
Coplu
Nilay
N
Tapar
Fatih Sua
FS
Uzun
Ramazan
R
Aslan
Turan
T
Ertek
Mustafa
M
Buzgan
Turan
T
Akin
Levent
L
D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000906:Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M