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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Published in:	Tropical medicine and infectious disease Vol. 7; no. 12; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors:	Popović Dragonjić, Lidija, Vrbić, Miodrag, Tasić, Aleksandar, Simin, Verica, Bogdan, Ivana, Mijatović, Dragana, Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Banović, Pavle
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel, Switzerland MDPI 01-12-2022 MDPI AG
Subjects:	Arachnids Asymptomatic Body temperature Case Report Consciousness Dairy products Encephalitis Evaluation fatal Fever Food contamination & poisoning Headaches Illnesses Infections Laboratories Life Sciences Magnetic resonance imaging Medical research Microbiology and Parasitology Nervous system Paralysis Parasitology Patients Planning Serbia Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Switzerland Symptoms tick Tick-borne encephalitis Transmission Vaccination Viral infections Serbia Switzerland Europe tick-borne encephalitis tick Serbia Switzerland fatal
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	Informit, Melbourne (Vic) Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol. 7, No. 12, Dec 2022, 1-7
ISSN:	2414-6366 2414-6366
DOI:	10.3390/tropicalmed7120434