TY - JOUR AU - Jahfari, Setareh AU - de Vries, Ankje AU - Rijks, Jolianne AU - Van Gucht, Steven AU - Vennema, Harry AU - Sprong, Hein AU - Rockx, Barry T1 - Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Ticks and Roe Deer, the Netherlands T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 6 SP - 1028 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report the presence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in the Netherlands. Serologic screening of roe deer found TBEV-neutralizing antibodies with a seroprevalence of 2%, and TBEV RNA was detected in 2 ticks from the same location. Enhanced surveillance and awareness among medical professionals has led to the identification of autochthonous cases. KW - tick-borne encephalitis KW - meningitis/encephalitis KW - ticks KW - roe deer KW - the Netherlands KW - tick-borne encephalitis virus KW - viruses KW - Capreolus capreolus KW - Ixodes ricinus KW - TBEV KW - TBEV-EU KW - flavivirus KW - zoonoses KW - vector-borne infections DO - 10.3201/eid2306.161247 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/6/16-1247_article ER - End of Reference