scholarly journals Epidemiology, diagnosis, and prevention of tick-borne encephalitis in Poland and selected european countries – a position statement of the polish group of experts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Kuchar ◽  
Joanna Zajkowska ◽  
Robert Flisiak ◽  
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas ◽  
Magdalena Rosińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Position Statement ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Polish Group ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis

TBE in Belgium

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Medicine ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Autochthonous Infection ◽  
National Reference ◽  
Reference Centre ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Imported Cases

In 2018, the two first human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases with possible/probable autochthonous infection were diagnosed at the National Reference Centre (NRC) of Arbovirus (The Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium). Every year, some imported cases of TBE are also detected, infected in other European countries such as Germany,1 Scandinavia, Austria, Kyrgyzstan or Slovenia2 and Russia between 2011 and 2019.

TBE in Belgium

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Suin ◽  
Tinne Lernout ◽  
Marjan Van Esbroeck ◽  
Steven Van Gucht
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Medicine ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Autochthonous Infection ◽  
National Reference ◽  
Reference Centre ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Imported Cases

In 2018, the two first human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases with possible/probable autochthonous infection were diagnosed at the National Reference Centre (NRC) of Arbovirus (The Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium). Every year, some imported cases of TBE are also detected, infected in other European countries such as Germany,1 Scandinavia, Austria, Kyrgyzstan or Slovenia2 and Russia.

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

Vaccine ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1283-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawel Stefanoff ◽  
Aleksandra Polkowska ◽  
Cristina Giambi ◽  
Daniel Levy-Bruhl ◽  
Darina O’Flanagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Countries ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Vaccine Recommendations

scholarly journals Emerging zoonoses and vector-borne infections affecting humans in Europe

2007 ◽  
Vol 135 (8) ◽  
pp. 1231-1247 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. VOROU ◽  
V. G. PAPAVASSILIOU ◽  
S. TSIODRAS
Keyword(s):  
Sindbis Virus ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Case Definitions ◽  
Public Health Importance ◽  
Emerging Zoonoses ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus

SUMMARYThe purpose of this study was to assess and describe the current spectrum of emerging zoonoses between 2000 and 2006 in European countries. A computerized search of the Medline database from January 1966 to August 2006 for all zoonotic agents in European countries was performed using specific criteria for emergence. Fifteen pathogens were identified as emerging in Europe from 2000 to August 2006:Rickettsiaespp.,Anaplasma phagocytophilum,Borrelia burgdorferi,Bartonellaspp.,Francisella tularensis, Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus,Hantavirus, Toscana virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus group, West Nile virus, Sindbis virus, Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza, variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease,Trichinellaspp., andEchinococus multilocularis. Main risk factors included climatic variations, certain human activities as well as movements of animals, people or goods. Multi-disciplinary preventive strategies addressing these pathogens are of public health importance. Uniform harmonized case definitions should be introduced throughout Europe as true prevalence and incidence estimates are otherwise impossible.

scholarly journals Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE): A European Multicentre Study from 2010 to 2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1420
Author(s):  
Benno Kohlmaier ◽  
Nina Schweintzger ◽  
Manfred Sagmeister ◽  
Vendula Švendová ◽  
Daniela Kohlfürst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Disease ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Tbe Virus ◽  
Cranial Nerve Palsies ◽  
Clinical Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Reliable Classification ◽  
Illness Outcome

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus is a major cause of central nervous system infections in endemic countries. Here, we present clinical and laboratory characteristics of a large international cohort of patients with confirmed TBE using a uniform clinical protocol. Patients were recruited in eight centers from six European countries between 2010 and 2017. A detailed description of clinical signs and symptoms was recorded. The obtained information enabled a reliable classification in 553 of 555 patients: 207 (37.3%) had meningitis, 273 (49.2%) meningoencephalitis, 15 (2.7%) meningomyelitis, and 58 (10.5%) meningoencephalomyelitis; 41 (7.4%) patients had a peripheral paresis of extremities, 13 (2.3%) a central paresis of extremities, and 25 (4.5%) had single or multiple cranial nerve palsies. Five (0.9%) patients died during acute illness. Outcome at discharge was recorded in 298 patients. Of 176 (59.1%) patients with incomplete recovery, 80 (27%) displayed persisting symptoms or signs without recovery expectation. This study provides further evidence that TBE is a severe disease with a large proportion of patients with incomplete recovery. We suggest monitoring TBE in endemic European countries using a uniform protocol to record the full clinical spectrum of the disease.

scholarly journals A survey on cases of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
O Donoso Mantke ◽  
R Schädler ◽  
M Niedrig
Keyword(s):  
European Countries ◽  
Binary File ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis

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scholarly journals Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe and beyond – the epidemiological situation as of 2007

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Süss
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Immunisation Coverage ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Epidemiological Situation

This review presents an overview of the developments in the epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) during 2007 in Europe, the Far East and Asia, as well as some comments interpreting the various developments. The recent TBE situation in 29 European and four non-European countries is shown and discussed. The number of registered TBE cases from 1976 to 2007 in 19 European countries with endemic TBE is presented. Although criteria for TBE reporting vary from one country to another and it is necessary to account for unreported cases, an overall increase of TBE incidence during the last 30 years can clearly be established. Besides changes in climate and weather, a number of additional factors are probably responsible for this rise: increased exposition, partly due to socio-economical and political changes, and other factors that are for the most part unknown. In addition, the immunisation coverage in the population of some of the countries is discussed.

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

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