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https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.39.3.4

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Due to Consumption of Raw Goat Milk, Gorski kotar, 2019: Clinical Case Reports

Samira Knežević orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-3550-2062 ; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka
Irena Slavuljica ; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci
Danijela Lakošeljac ; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Primorsko-goranske županije, Rijeka; Fakultet zdravstvenih studija Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka
Ninoslava Vicković ; Klinika za infektivne bolesti „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“ , Zagreb
Đurđica Cekinović Grbeša ; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci
Lari Gorup ; Klinika za infektivne bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka
Marina Bubonja Šonje ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci; Klinički zavod za kliničku mikrobiologiju, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka
Dobrica Rončević ; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Primorsko-goranske županije, Rijeka; Fakultet zdravstvenih studija Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka
Maja Ilić ; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb
Maja Bogdanić ; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb


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Sažetak

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common central nervous system (CNS) infection in the endemic areas of Central Europe. TBE is a zoonosis whose reservoir are forest rodents, and other mammals and vectors are Ixodes ticks. Humans become infected through a tick bite, but recently many TBE outbreaks after consumption of unpasteurized milk and dairy products from infected livestock have been described. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical characteristics of five TBE cases who were infected after consumption of unpasteurized goat milk and dairy products from a small family farm in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (June 2019). Tree patients developed CNS infection while two had febrile illness. None of the infected patients reported a history of a tick-bite or were vaccinated against TBE. The infection was confirmed by detection of TBE specific antibodies. Since "healthy" lifestyle that encourages consumption of raw milk and dairy products is increasingly fashionable, we would like to point out the importance of pasteurizing or boiling milk before the consumption.

Ključne riječi

tick-borne encephalitis virus; outbreak; raw goat milk

Hrčak ID:

240587

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/240587

Datum izdavanja:

5.7.2020.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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