TY - JOUR
T1 - Tick-borne encephalitis
AU - Knudtzen, Frederikke Christie
AU - Andersen, Nanna Skaarup
AU - Nygaard, Ulrikka
AU - Møller, Kirsten
AU - Andersen, Peter Henrik
AU - Mens, Helene
AU - Skarphédinsson, Sigurdur
AU - Lebech, Anne-Mette
N1 - Published under Open Access CC-BY-NC-BD 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
PY - 2023/10/23
Y1 - 2023/10/23
N2 - Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral tick-borne infection occurring in many parts of Europe and Asia as described in this review. Increasing TBE case numbers have been reported over recent decades. In Denmark the infection is rare (1-14 annual cases). The rise in TBE in Denmark is mainly driven by microfoci outside of Bornholm, primarily North Zealand. Clinical illness has a bi-phasic presentation: "summer-flu" which may be followed by a neuroinfection. No specific treatment exists, and mortality is less-than 1%. A considerable percentage of patients may experience neurological sequelae. TBE is preventable through vaccination.
AB - Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral tick-borne infection occurring in many parts of Europe and Asia as described in this review. Increasing TBE case numbers have been reported over recent decades. In Denmark the infection is rare (1-14 annual cases). The rise in TBE in Denmark is mainly driven by microfoci outside of Bornholm, primarily North Zealand. Clinical illness has a bi-phasic presentation: "summer-flu" which may be followed by a neuroinfection. No specific treatment exists, and mortality is less-than 1%. A considerable percentage of patients may experience neurological sequelae. TBE is preventable through vaccination.
KW - Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
KW - Encephalitis, Tick-Borne/diagnosis
KW - Europe
KW - Humans
KW - Seasons
KW - Vaccination
UR - https://ugeskriftet.dk/videnskab/tick-borne-encephalitis
M3 - Review
C2 - 37921107
SN - 0041-5782
VL - 185
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
IS - 43
M1 - V07230449
ER -