Country profile: Slovakia. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
In Slovakia TBE is endemic. Around 60–80 cases are reported annually. TBEV foci are found in the Carpathian and Pannonian regions.

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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 |
Aggregated (2000), case-based (2001–2010) |
Estimated sensitivity of surveillance |
National, important regional differences in sensitivity |
Reference laboratory |
NRC for Arboviruses, Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava http://www.uvzsr.sk |
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.