Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant case definitions (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 945)

ANNEX II U.K.

3. CASE DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES U.K.

3.46. TICK-BORNE VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS U.K.

Case Classification U.K.

A.

Possible case NA

B.

Probable case

Any person meeting the clinical criteria and the laboratory criteria for a probable case,

OR

Any person meeting the clinical criteria with an epidemiological link

C.

Confirmed case

Any person meeting the clinical and laboratory criteria for case confirmation

Note: Serological results should be interpreted according to previous exposure to other flaviviral infections and the flavivirus vaccination status. Confirmed cases in such situations should be validated by serum neutralization assay or other equivalent assays. U.K.