First patient infected by tick-borne encephalitis virus

maandag 25 juli 2016 11:00

For the first time, a person in the Netherlands has fallen ill after a bite from a tick carrying the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE virus). The infection was most probably caused by a tick bite sustained during a walk in Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park. The patient is now on the mend. Recently, the TBE virus was found in ticks in Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park. The virus occurs in various countries in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, including Germany and Austria.