A Review of Methods for Detecting Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Tick, Animal, and Human Specimens

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koray Ergunay ◽  
Sergey Tkachev ◽  
Irina Kozlova ◽  
Daniel Růžek
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus

scholarly journals A Cluster of Fatal Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Organ Transplant Setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 215 (6) ◽  
pp. 896-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Lipowski ◽  
Marta Popiel ◽  
Karol Perlejewski ◽  
Shota Nakamura ◽  
Iwona Bukowska-Ośko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus

scholarly journals Development of an ELISA system for tick-borne encephalitis virus infection in rodents

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayae Ikawa-Yoshida ◽  
Kentaro Yoshii ◽  
Kazue Kuwahara ◽  
Mayumi Obara ◽  
Hiroaki Kariwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Elisa System ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus

scholarly journals IgG Avidity: an Important Serologic Marker for the Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek ◽  
Ljubo Barbic ◽  
Vladimir Stevanovic ◽  
Goranka Petrovic ◽  
Gordana Mlinaric-Galinovic
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Serologic Marker ◽  
Igg Avidity ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus

scholarly journals Tick-borne encephalitis virus infection in humans

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Hrnjakovic-Cvjetkovic ◽  
Dejan Cvjetkovic ◽  
Aleksandra Patic ◽  
Jelena Radovanov ◽  
Gordana Kovacevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Central Nervous System Infection ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus

Introduction. Tick-borne meningoencephalitis virus is a flavivirus that causes the most important vector-borne central nervous system infection in many countries of Europe and Asia. There are three subtypes of tick-borne encephalitis virus: European, Siberian and the Far-Eastern subtype. Transmission. In endemic areas, the virus remains in transmissive cycles between Ixodes ticks and small rodents. Clinical picture. In most cases (70?98%) infection goes asymptomatically. In about one-third of meningitis cases, meningoencephalitis or meningomyelitis is developed. Postencephalytic syndrome may be the complication of the infection, presenting with neurological symptoms. Diagnosis. Etiologic diagnosis of tick-borne meningoencephalitis is only made on basis of laboratory analyses. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction is used for determining the presence of virus in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Antibodies in blood and cerebrospinal fluid can be detected by serological tests. Prevention. The most efficient way to control this potentially severe disease with possible serious long-term consequences is vaccination. It should be recommended to persons who live or travel to endemic areas. Conclusion. In Serbia, tick-borne encephalitis virus infection belongs to the list of reportable diseases; however, there are no reported cases because the diagnostics is not performed routinely. We believe that the significance of this zoonosis must be examined in our country and some of its parts because of preliminary positive serological findings found out in Vojvodina as well as because of reported cases in neighboring countries such as Hungary and Croatia and its worldwide distribution.

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