1. Tick-Borne Encephalitis Among U.S. Travelers to Europe and Asia -- 2000-2009.
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Granger, D. M., Lopansri, B. K., Butcher, D., Wong, S., Tavakoli, N. P., Backenson, P. B., Campbell, M., Fine, A., Ackelsberg, J., Freedman, A., Fink, M., Artsob, H., Holbrook, M. R., DeBiasi, R. L., Waterman, P. E., Rollin, P. E., MacNeil, A., Panella, A. J., Kosoy, O., and Lanciotti, R. S.
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TICK-borne encephalitis viruses ,TRAVELERS ,VIRUSES ,IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ,NEUTRALIZATION (Chemistry) - Abstract
The article looks at several cases of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) among U.S. travelers based on the review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The reports had TBEV or Powassan virus (POWV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in serum and were regarded as acute TBE cases by plaque-reduction neutralization tests against both viruses. It notes that four patients who went to Europe or Russia who acquired biphasic illnesses were able to recover.
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- 2010