Tick-Borne Encephalitis

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a zoonotic arbovirus infection endemic to Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. Despite being a common and serious life-threatening disease for which a mass vaccination program was implemented in Austria, there is only limited reference to this disease in the Englis...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1999-04, Vol.28 (4), p.882-890
Main Authors: Dumpis, Uga, Crook, Derrick, Oksi, Jarmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - virology
Arboviral encephalitis
Arboviroses
arbovirus
Biological and medical sciences
Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - diagnosis
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - epidemiology
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - therapy
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - transmission
Epidemiology
Europe
Fever
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Ixodes
Ixodes - virology
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodidae
Lyme disease
Medical sciences
Nervous system diseases
Review Article
Russia
Tick borne diseases
Tick borne encephalitis
Ticks
Tropical viral diseases
Vaccination
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a zoonotic arbovirus infection endemic to Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. Despite being a common and serious life-threatening disease for which a mass vaccination program was implemented in Austria, there is only limited reference to this disease in the English-language literature. TBE is transmitted to humans usually by the bite of a tick (either Ixodes persulcatus or Ixodes ricinus); occasionally, cases occur following consumption of infected unpasteurized milk. Transmission is seasonal and occurs in spring and summer, particularly in rural areas favored by the vector. TBE is a serious cause of acute central nervous system disease, which may result in death or long-term neurological sequelae. Effective vaccines are available in a few countries. The risk for travelers of acquiring TBE is increasing with the recent rise in tourism to areas of endemicity during spring and summer.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/515195