Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) during a "grand-tour" of Europe clinically manifesting in a TBE-free region

J Travel Med. 2010 Mar-Apr;17(2):143-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00383.x.

Abstract

We report the case of an unvaccinated tourist who was exposed to multiple tick bites during a bike tour crossing several European countries with ongoing tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) transmission and who presented a typical TBE clinical course with favorable outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / diagnosis*
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / therapy
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel*