Country profile: Lithuania. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
Lithuania is one of the countries with the highest number of reported TBE cases in Europe. TBE is present throughout Lithuania but the northern parts of the country are regarded to be TBE foci.

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Indicator |
Description |
Type of surveillance |
Comprehensive |
Type of reporting |
Mandatory |
Type of data recorded |
Case-based |
Cases routinely reported |
All cases |
Case definition |
No |
Provision of surveillance data |
Case-based (2010) |
Estimated sensitivity of surveillance |
National, fair sensitivity |
Reference laboratory |
National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory, Vilniushttp://www.nvspl.lt |
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.