title: First human case of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection acquired in the Netherlands, July 2016.
abstract: In July 2016, the first autochthonous case of tick-borne encephalitis was diagnosed in the Netherlands, five days after a report that tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) had been found in Dutch ticks. A person in their 60s without recent travel history suffered from neurological symptoms after a tick bite. TBEV serology was positive and the tick was positive in TBEV qRT-PCR. TBEV infection should be considered in patients with compatible symptoms in the Netherlands.
authors: Department of Neurology, Zuwe Hofpoort Hospital, Woerden, The Netherlands.
authors: Joris A
authors: JA
authors: de Graaf
authors: Johan H J
authors: JH
authors: Reimerink
authors: G Paul
authors: GP
authors: Voorn
authors: Elisabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Bij de Vaate
authors: Ankje
authors: A
authors: de Vries
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Rockx
authors: Alie
authors: A
authors: Schuitemaker
authors: Vishal
authors: V
authors: Hira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Flaviviridae; emerging diseases; public health; tick-borne diseases; viral encephalitis; viral infections