Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, France, 2017–2018

Three autochthonous cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) acquired in rural areas of France where Lyme borreliosis, but not TBE, is endemic highlight the emergence of TBE in new areas. For patients with neurologic involvement who have been in regions where Ixodes ticks circulate, clinicians should...

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Autores principales: Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth, Gagneux-Brunon, Amandine, Velay, Aurelie, Guerbois-Galla, Mathilde, Grard, Gilda, Bretagne, Claire, Mailles, Alexandra, Verhoeven, Paul O., Pozzetto, Bruno, Gonzalo, Sylvie, Fafi-Kremer, Samira, Leparc-Goffart, Isabelle, Pillet, Sylvie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31538929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2510.181923
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Sumario:Three autochthonous cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) acquired in rural areas of France where Lyme borreliosis, but not TBE, is endemic highlight the emergence of TBE in new areas. For patients with neurologic involvement who have been in regions where Ixodes ticks circulate, clinicians should test for TBE virus and other tickborne viruses.

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