Tick-borne Encephalitis in Southern Norway
- Péter A. Csángó
- Ellef Blakstad
- Georges C. Kirtz
- Judith E. Pedersen
- Brigitte Czettel
Publication date
March 2004
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
The first five cases of human tick-borne encephalitis in Norway were reported from Tromöya, in Aust-Agder County. Serum specimens from 317 dogs in the same geographic area were collected. An enzyme immunoassay demonstrated antibody to human tick-borne encephalitis virus in 52 (16.4%) of the dogs, which supports the notion of an emerging disease
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