Why is tick-borne encephalitis increasing? A review of the key factors causing the increasing incidence of human TBE in Sweden<sup>a</sup>

Why is tick-borne encephalitis increasing? A review of the key factors causing the increasing incidence of human TBE in Sweden<sup>a</sup>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The highest annual incidence of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden ever recorded by the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI) occurred last year, 2011. The number of TBE cases recorded during 2012 up to 6th August 2012 indicates that...

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Main Authors: Jaenson Thomas GT, Hjertqvist Marika, Bergström Tomas, Lundkvist Åke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
<it>Ixodes ricinus</it>
<it>Capreolus capreolus</it>
<it>Myodes glareolus</it>
<it>Vulpes vulpes</it>
Bank vole
TBE Epidemiology
Roe deer
Sweden
Tick-borne encephalitis virus
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/184

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