Tick-borne encephalitis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2022

For 2022, 20 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported 3 650 cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), 3 516 (96.3%) of which were confirmed. The EU/EEA notification rate for 2022 was 0.81 per 100 000 population, which is a 14% increase compared to the results from 2021.

Cases were more frequently reported among men (male-to-female ratio: 1.5:1) and most cases were reported in the age group 45–64 years.

TBE presented a seasonal pattern. For 2022, 90% of confirmed cases in EU/EEA occurred between June and November, with July having the highest number of reported cases (n=800).