Fatal Case of Imported Tick-Borne Encephalitis in South Serbia

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is vaccine-preventable neglected zoonotic neuroinvasive disease, caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). Many of the Central and Eastern European countries are affected by TBE, which is often poorly perceived by tourists visiting endemic territories. Here we are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Popović Dragonjić, Lidija, Vrbić, Miodrag, Tasić, Aleksandar, Simin, Verica, Bogdan, Ivana, Mijatović, Dragana, Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Banović, Pavle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9784870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36548689
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7120434
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Sumario:Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is vaccine-preventable neglected zoonotic neuroinvasive disease, caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). Many of the Central and Eastern European countries are affected by TBE, which is often poorly perceived by tourists visiting endemic territories. Here we are reporting a fatal case of imported TBE in Serbian resident who was exposed to a tick bite during a visit to Switzerland.

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