@article{ajidm2021911,
author={{Atomode, Abolaji and Haruna, Hassan and Emmanuel, Odega and Ajiboye, Mayode and Mohammed, Sarah and Onah, Joseph Ogwuche},
title={Tick-borne Encephalitis in a 29-Year-Old Returning Traveller},
journal={American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology},
volume={9},
number={1},
pages={1--3},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/9/1/1},
issn={2328-4064},
abstract={Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a central nervous system (CNS) disease with high morbidity and mortality caused by a <i>flavivirus</i> and usually transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> tick. It is endemic to central Europe, Germany inclusive. Until 2019, the causative agent, TBE virus, was not considered to occur in the UK. However, with the increase in tourism TBE is becoming a problem also outside endemic regions. It has a varied clinical manifestation ranging from mild symptoms to potentially life-threatening meningoencephalitis or meningoencephalomyelitis. Its diagnosis relies on high index of clinical suspicion and supported by the demonstration of specific IgM- and IgG-serum antibodies by ELISA. Management is largely supportive. We present a unique case of tick-borne encephalitis in a young traveller returning from an endemic region to the UK, managed appropriately with no residual complications.},
doi={10.12691/ajidm-9-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}