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Tick-borne encephalitis in Southwestern Germany

Zecken-Enzephalitis in Süddeutschland

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In Baden-Württemberg in 1994 and 1995 approximately 390 persons fell ill after infection with the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus. Detailed clinical data were available from 300 patients for further analysis. TBE mostly manifested as meningitis (50%) or meningoencephalitis (38%) and more rarely as encephalomyelitis and/or radiculitis (12%). Four patients with encephalomyelitis died.

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In den Jahren 1994 und 1995 erkrankten in Baden-Württemberg etwa 390 Personen an einer Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis (FSME). Von 300 Patienten standen relevante klinische und epidemiologische Daten zur Verfügung. Am häufigsten manifestierte sich die FSME als isolierte Meningitis (50%) oder Meningoenzephalitis (38%), in 12% traten myelitische oder radikulitische Verläufe auf. Vier Patienten starben an den Folgen der Erkrankung.

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  1. Kaiser, R., Braun, H., Dörstelmann, D., Hansmann, P., v. Laer, D., Lücking, C. H., Wagner, K. Die Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis — Beobachtungen zur Klinik und Häufigkeit im Schwarzwald 1994. Akt. Neurologie 23 (1996) 21–25.

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Kaiser, R. Tick-borne encephalitis in Southwestern Germany. Infection 24, 398–399 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01716094

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