Acute meningitis owing to phlebotomus fever Toscana virus imported to France

J Travel Med. 2005 Sep-Oct;12(5):295-6. doi: 10.2310/7060.2005.12512.

Abstract

Acute lymphocytic meningitis, seen in France in summer, is often due to enteroviruses. Arboviruses as West Nile and tick-borne encephalitis do exist in Europe, but other viruses are rarely considered in patients unless they have had recent tropical travel. Toscana virus infection, which is endemic, especially in Italy,1-3 has been documented in some European travelers returning from Italy,4-6 but surprisingly was not documented in France until recently.7 We report a case of meningitis caused by Toscana virus imported to France.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Meningitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Viral / virology
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebotomus Fever / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Phlebotomus Fever / diagnosis*
  • Phlebotomus Fever / virology
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / isolation & purification*
  • Travel*