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Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Studies from R. Kaiser and colleagues provide new data on tick-borne encephalitis
October 28th, 2008
Fresh data on tick-borne encephalitis are presented in the report 'Tick-borne encephalitis.' "In middle and eastern European countries, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of the most important human infections of the central nervous system. TBE virus (TBEV) is mainly transmitted by tick bites and rarely by unpasteurized milk," scientists in Germany report. "In European countries, TBE presents as meningitis in about 50% of patients, as meningoencephalitis in 40%, and as meningoencephalomyelitis in 10%. The severity of TBE increases with age; in children and adolescents, meningitis is the predominant form of the disease. The long-term prognosis is unfavorable in about...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-28)
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