Encephalitis, Tick-Borne Clinical Trial
Official title:
Fever After Tick Bite (FATB) Study; Determining the Etiology of Tick-Borne Human Infections in Northern Europe
The proposed study is a collaboration between Microbiology, SU/Sahlgrenska and the Infectious
Diseases clinic at SU/Östra as well as several Infectious Diseases clinics throughout Sweden
aiming at improving microbiological diagnostic assays regarding the early identification of
tick-borne microorganisms (including as of yet unidentified pathogens) capable of causing
human disease using modern diagnostic tools.
At the initial study visit (day 0) plasma, serum, urine, saliva, and PBMCs (and tick, if
available) will be collected from patients developing fever within two weeks after a tick
bite. Additional follow-up samples will be obtained after 9 and 30 days as well as after 6
months. The initial samples will be analyzed using (a) directed multiplex PCR analysis for
Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE), Borrelia, Anaplasma, Neoerlichia, Rickettsia, Coxiella,
Tularemia, and Babesiosis in plasma, whole blood and urine, (b) conventional IgM and IgG
serology for TBE, (c) "Next Generation Sequencing" (NGS) for the detection of bacterial 16s
rRNA as well as unknown viruses, (d) potential biomarkers, and (e) host genetic factors.
Among patients where initial sampling indicates the presence of a potential pathogen or in
patients developing neurological symptoms, a lumbar puncture will be performed and CSF will
be further analyzed. Samples will also be evaluated regarding potential microbiological
factors predisposing for severity of infection.
The primary objective of the study is to improve diagnostic tools in the initial early phase
of infections caused by tick-borne pathogens, especially TBE prior to the affliction of the
central nervous system, and to attempt to identify which factors impact the course of
infection as it is believed that approximately 75% of infected individuals resolve their
infection in this first phase whereas others develop meningoencephalitis with significant
subsequent neurological sequelae. Secondary objectives of the study include investigating for
the presence of and treating other tick-borne pathogens, setting the stage for coming
clinical trials evaluating novel anti-viral therapies for TBE.
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