TBE – awareness and protection: The impact of epidemiology, changing lifestyle, and environmental factors

摘要: The International Scientific Working Group on Tick-Borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE) held its 12th Annual Meeting in January 2010. international awareness among the issue of TBE is rise, as European Center for Disease Control considers high relevance and has launched a series activities aimed at improving this tick-transmissible infection also World Health Organization taken up cause TBE. epidemiology Europe characterized by two distinct trends, i.e., consistent expansion risk areas one hand major fluctuations case numbers other. have spread both northward to higher altitudes - development thought be attributable climate changes having created more favorable living conditions ticks. Social, political, ecological, economic, demographic factors role development. Preliminary data from 12 countries show that 2009 amounted 95.8% those reported 2006 when Russia included 88% excluded. Overall, level knowledge endemic quite high, but actual vaccination coverage not kept pace.