Country profile: Finland. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)

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In Finland, TBE is endemic, with 20–40 cases reported annually, the majority of which come from the Åland Islands.

Number of TBE cases (bars) and incidence per 100 000 inhabitants (line) by year, Finland (304). TBE average annual incidence rate per 100 000 inhabitants by NUTS3, Finland (n=304, period 2000–2010)

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Number of TBE cases by gender and age, Finland

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Number of TBE cases and incidence per 100 000 inhabitants by year, Finland

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Overview of TBE surveillance in Finland

Indicator

Description

Type of surveillance

Comprehensive

Type of reporting

Mandatory

Type of data recorded

Case-based

Cases routinely reported

All cases

Case definition

Yes

Provision of surveillance data

Case-based (2000–2010)

Estimated sensitivity of surveillance

National, fair sensitivity

Reference laboratory

No

The data is published in the report 'Epidemiological situation of tick-borne encephalitis in the EU and EFTA'. The report was a first effort to collect existing data on TBE in EU/EFTA countries. The data, covering the period 2000–2010, were collected from different sources using different case definitions, time scales, and spatial units and do not reflect the complete picture and complexity of the epidemiology of this disease.