Tick-borne encephalitis in children: an update on epidemiology and diagnosis.

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Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2009 Dec;7(10):1251-60.

 

Tick-borne encephalitis in children: an update on epidemiology and

diagnosis.

 

Arnez M, Avsic-Zupanc T.

 

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana,

Japljeva

2, Ljubljana 1525, Slovenia. maja.arnez

 

Tick-borne encephalitis is an infection of the CNS caused by a tick-borne

encephalitis virus transmitted by ticks. It is more common in adults than

in

children. During the last 30 years, the incidence of the disease increased

continuously in almost all endemic European countries except Austria. Many

factors are responsible for the increased incidence. However, in Austria,

the

incidence of tick-borne encephalitis decreased dramatically since the

introduction of a well-organized vaccination campaign against tick-borne

encephalitis. The diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis is based on clinical

criteria and laboratory confirmation of infection. Other tick-borne

diseases,

such as Lyme borreliosis and human granulocytic anaplasmosis, should be

considered in children with tick-borne encephalitis since endemic areas

for all

three diseases overlap.

 

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