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Tick-borne encephalitis

Preventing TBE

There are effective and safe vaccines against the TBE virus, and immunisation is recommended for people who live in TBE risk areas or who frequently visit forests and grasslands in TBE risk areas. 

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Communication toolkit on tick-borne disease

Communication materials to support awareness campaigns on tick-borne diseases and their prevention. Target audiences: children, travellers, general public living in endemic areas, healthcare practitioners.

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Key messages

Ticks can carry diseases. Tick-borne diseases are preventable. Ticks are found only in certain geographical areas in Europe.

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Tick maps

Geographical distribution of tick species in Europe, including Ixodes ricinus, vector of TBE.

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Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 6-12 September 2020, week 37

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Communicable disease threats report, 31 May -6 June 2020, week 23

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Guidance on community engagement for public health events caused by communicable disease threats in the EU/EEA

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Tick-borne encephalitis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 6-12 September 2020, week 37

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Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 31 May -6 June 2020, week 23

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Publication

Guidance on community engagement for public health events caused by communicable disease threats in the EU/EEA

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Tick-borne encephalitis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

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News

Get ready for the tick season: ECDC updated communication toolkit on tick-borne diseases in Europe

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New overview of surveillance data on tick-borne encephalitis in EuropeArchived

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News

European Commission decision to add tick-borne encephalitis to the list of communicable diseases to be covered by epidemiological surveillanceArchived

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ECDC launches maps on the distribution of tick species in EuropeArchived

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World Health Day 2014: focusing on vector-borne diseases in Europe

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Apr 2014

Event

World Health Day - Vector-borne diseases

7 Apr 2014
Nov 2011

Event

Second expert consultation on Tick-borne diseases with emphasis on Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitisArchived

22 Nov 2011 - 23 Nov 2011
Stockholm, Sweden

Data

Table 1. Confirmed TBE cases: number and rate per 100 000 population, EU/EEA, 2010–2014

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Figure 3. Confirmed TBE cases, by age and gender, EU/EEA, 2014

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Figure 2. Confirmed TBE cases per 100 000 population, EU/EEA, 2014

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Figure 4. Seasonal distribution of confirmed TBE cases, EU/EEA, 2014 compared with 2010−2013

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Surveillance and disease data

Prevention and control

There are effective and safe vaccines against TBE. Immunisation is recommended for people who live in TBE risk areas or who frequently visit forests and grasslands in risk areas.  

Facts

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Disease programmes and networks

European network for sharing data on the geographic distribution of arthropod vectors, transmitting human and animal disease agents (VectorNet)

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reliable surveillance of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries is necessary to improve the quality of vaccine recommendations

Feb 2011

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Monitoring EU Emerging Infectious Disease Risk Due to Climate Change

Apr 2012

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European monitoring systems and data for assessing environmental and climate impacts on human infectious diseases

Apr 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe

Dec 2019