Japanese encephalitis in a Finnish traveler on a two-week holiday in Thailand.
Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, and one of the leading causes of epidemic encephalitis in Southeast Asia. Reports of symptomatic JEV encephalitis in tourists have been rare. We describe a case of symptomatic JE transmitted in 2004 during a short two-week trip to common tourist attractions in Thailand.
Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Aurora Hospital, P.O. Box 348, FIN-00029 HUS, Finland. ville.lehtinen@phsotey.fi
Ville A
VA
Lehtinen
Eili
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Huhtamo
Heli
H
Siikamäki
Olli
O
Vapalahti
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000276:immunology; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel
D000914:Antibodies, Viral