Tick-borne encephalitis

Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
Infected countries/areas in Eurasia
SpecialtyInfectious disease

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system. The disease most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Myelitis and spinal paralysis also occurs. In about one third of cases sequelae, predominantly cognitive dysfunction, persist for a year or more.[1]

The number of reported cases has been increasing in most countries.[2] TBE is posing a concerning health challenge to Europe, as the number of reported human cases of TBE in all endemic regions of Europe have increased by almost 400% within the last three decades.[3]

The tick-borne encephalitis virus is known to infect a range of hosts including ruminants, birds, rodents, carnivores, horses, and humans. The disease can also be spread from animals to humans, with ruminants and dogs providing the principal source of infection for humans.[4]

  1. ^ Lindquist, Lars; Vapalahti, Olli (31 May 2008). "Tick-borne encephalitis". The Lancet. 371 (9627): 1861–1871. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60800-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 18514730. S2CID 901857.
  2. ^ Suss J (June 2008). "Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe and beyond--the epidemiological situation as of 2007". Euro Surveill. 13 (26). doi:10.2807/ese.13.26.18916-en. PMID 18761916.
  3. ^ "Factsheet about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ Tickborne Encephalitis Virus reviewed and published by WikiVet, accessed 12 October 2011.

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