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In July 2016, the first autochthonous case of tick-borne encephalitis was diagnosed in the Netherlands, five days after a report that tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) had been found in Dutch ticks. A person in their 60s without recent travel history suffered from neurological symptoms after a tick bite. TBEV serology was positive and the tick was positive in TBEV qRT-PCR. TBEV infection should be considered in patients with compatible symptoms in the Netherlands.

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First human case of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection acquired in the Netherlands, July 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Joris+A+de+Graaf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Graaf Joris A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Johan+H+J+Reimerink&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reimerink Johan H J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=G+Paul+Voorn&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Voorn G Paul</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elisabeth+A+bij+de+Vaate&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">bij de Vaate Elisabeth A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ankje+de+Vries&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Vries Ankje</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Barry+Rockx&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rockx Barry</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alie+Schuitemaker&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schuitemaker Alie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vishal+Hira&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hira Vishal</a></span>. First human case of tick-borne encephalitis virus infection acquired in the Netherlands, July 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(33):pii=30318. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.33.30318" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.33.30318</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 20 Jul 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 11 Aug 2016 </span> </p>
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