Imported aseptic meningitis due to Toscana virus acquired on the island of Elba, Italy, August 2008.
We describe a case of aseptic meningitis due to Toscana Virus imported to Switzerland and discuss the epidemiological situation. To our knowledge this is the first description of this infection acquired on the Island of Elba.
Sonderegger
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Department of Medicine, Hospital of Lucerne, Switzerland. beat.sonderegger@ksl.ch
Hachler
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Dobler
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Frei
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010217:Phlebotomus Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D029301:Sandfly fever Naples virus; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult