Pediatric Case Report and Overview of Autochthonous Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Belgium
Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is increasing in much of Europe. In May 2024, an autochthonous pediatric case of TBE was diagnosed in a 6-year-old girl in Belgium. Clinicians should recognize the symptoms and signs of TBE infections and consider this disease in patients with unexplained neurologic symptoms, regardless of travel history.
Authors
- Tessa de Block (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-0147)
- Daan Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-6891)
- Jasmine Coppens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6685-504X)
- Jo Sourbron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-6495)
- Dorien Van den Bossche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7545-4360)
- Koen Vercauteren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-9938)
- Jos Van Acker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8447-0912)
- Sarah De Schryver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-1642)
- Marjan Van Esbroeck
- Justine De Langhe
- Veerle Staelens
- Robbe Van Herreweghe
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3109.250093
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00