Detection of new endemic focus of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Hampshire/Dorset border, England, September 2019.

Holding, Maya; Dowall, Stuart D; Medlock, Jolyon M; Carter, Daniel P; McGinley, Liz; Curran-French, Mollie; Pullan, Steven T; Chamberlain, John; Hansford, Kayleigh M; Baylis, Matthew; +2 more... Vipond, Richard; Hewson, Roger; (2019) Detection of new endemic focus of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Hampshire/Dorset border, England, September 2019. Eurosurveillance, 24 (47). ISSN 1025-496X DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.47.1900658

Abstract

The presence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was detected in a questing tick pool in southern England in September 2019. Hitherto, TBEV had only been detected in a limited area in eastern England. This southern English viral genome sequence is distinct from TBEV-UK, being most similar to TBEV-NL. The new location of TBEV presence highlights that the diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis should be considered in encephalitic patients in areas of the United Kingdom outside eastern England.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Department of Infection Biology
PubMed ID	31771701
Elements ID	195354
Official URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.47....