title: The presence of tick-borne encephalitis in an endemic area for tick-borne diseases, Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicable Diseases Research, Refik Saydam National Hygiene Center, Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gozalan
authors.forename: Nilay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coplu
authors.forename: Fatih Sua
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Tapar
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ertek
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buzgan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Akin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M