Tick-borne encephalitis risk increases with dog ownership, frequent walks, and gardening: A case-control study in Germany 2018–2020

TM Nygren, A Pilic, MM Böhmer, C Wagner-Wiening… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Germany, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) infections mainly occur in southern regions.
Despite recent increases in incidence, TBE vaccination coverage remains low, necessitating …

Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Germany, 2001–2018

W Hellenbrand, T Kreusch, MM Böhmer… - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
We reviewed tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) surveillance and epidemiology in Germany, as
these underlie public health recommendations, foremost vaccination. We performed …

Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination and Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases among Primary Care Physicians in …

L Coyer, A Sogan-Ekinci, B Greutélaers, J Kuhn… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In 2020, a record number of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases was reported in major
endemic areas in Germany, ie, the southern federal states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of Tick-borne Encephalitis vaccination coverage and compliance in adults in Switzerland, 2018

V Baroutsou, KD Zens, P Sinniger, J Fehr, P Lang - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Overall incidence and geographic range of Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE), a
vaccine preventable infection, have steadily increased in Switzerland over the last 50 years …

[HTML][HTML] Self-reported tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination coverage in Europe: Results from a cross-sectional study

W Erber, HJ Schmitt - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2018 - Elsevier
Adequate vaccination is effective in preventing tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). A population
survey conducted in 2015 in Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia …

[HTML][HTML] game animal density, climate, and tick-borne encephalitis in Finland, 2007–2017

T Dub, J Ollgren, S Huusko, R Uusitalo… - Emerging Infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an endemic infection of public health importance in Finland.
We investigated the effect of ecologic factors on 2007–2017 TBE trends. We obtained …

Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination protects from alimentary TBE infection: Results from an alimentary outbreak

L Chitimia-Dobler, A Lindau, R Oehme… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
In May 2017, a hospitalized index case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) was confirmed by
Serology. The case was linked to alimentary infection by raw milk from a goat farm in the …

A national case-control study identifies human socio-economic status and activities as risk factors for tick-borne encephalitis in Poland

P Stefanoff, M Rosinska, S Samuels, DJ White… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is endemic to Europe and medically highly
significant. This study, focused on Poland, investigated individual risk factors for TBE …

Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine effectiveness and barriers to vaccination in Germany

TM Nygren, A Pilic, MM Böhmer, C Wagner-Wiening… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination coverage remains low in Germany. Our case–
control study (2018–2020) aimed to examine reasons for low vaccine uptake, vaccine …

Tick bites in different professions and regions: pooled cross-sectional study in the focus area Bavaria, Germany

L Schielein, L Tizek, T Biedermann, A Zink - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background As the vector-borne diseases tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme
borreliosis (LB) are common in Germany and transmitted by tick bites, the aim of this study …