Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Eurosurveillance, Volume 19, Issue 13, 03 April 2014
Surveillance and outbreak reports
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS IN SWITZERLAND, 2005 TO 2011
M Schuler1, H Zimmermann2, E Altpeter2, U Heininger ()1
Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, University Children?s Hospital (UKBB), Switzerland
Division of Transmissible Diseases, Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Berne, Switzerland
Citation style for this article: Schuler M, Zimmermann H, Altpeter E, Heininger U. Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis in Switzerland, 2005 to 2011. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(13)
ii=20756. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20756
Date of submission: 13 May 2013
We provide an update on the epidemiology and disease characteristics of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Switzerland. Data were collected through the mandatory notification system of the Federal Office of Public Health. Between 2005 and 2011, a total of 1,055 TBE cases were reported, with a peak of 244 cases in 2006. The average yearly incidence was 2.0/100,000 inhabitants nationwide, with the highest regional value (7.8/100,000) in eastern Switzerland. Incidence by age peaked in 60?69 year-old patients, males predominated in all age groups. Most patients suffered from meningoencephalitis (n=567) or meningitis (n=246), seven of 1,055 patients (0.7%) died. Of 617 patients who were 40 years and older, 442 (72%) suffered from a severe course of illness, compared to 196 (51%) of 384 patients younger than 40 years. Most patients were not immunised against TBE, and in 33 of 1,055 patients (3%), vaccine failure was found possible. Ongoing surveillance of TBE and intensified efforts in promoting TBE vaccination for the population at risk will be needed in light of its considerable morbidity.
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http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20756
Surveillance and outbreak reports
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS IN SWITZERLAND, 2005 TO 2011
M Schuler1, H Zimmermann2, E Altpeter2, U Heininger ()1
Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, University Children?s Hospital (UKBB), Switzerland
Division of Transmissible Diseases, Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Berne, Switzerland
Citation style for this article: Schuler M, Zimmermann H, Altpeter E, Heininger U. Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis in Switzerland, 2005 to 2011. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(13)
ii=20756. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20756Date of submission: 13 May 2013
We provide an update on the epidemiology and disease characteristics of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Switzerland. Data were collected through the mandatory notification system of the Federal Office of Public Health. Between 2005 and 2011, a total of 1,055 TBE cases were reported, with a peak of 244 cases in 2006. The average yearly incidence was 2.0/100,000 inhabitants nationwide, with the highest regional value (7.8/100,000) in eastern Switzerland. Incidence by age peaked in 60?69 year-old patients, males predominated in all age groups. Most patients suffered from meningoencephalitis (n=567) or meningitis (n=246), seven of 1,055 patients (0.7%) died. Of 617 patients who were 40 years and older, 442 (72%) suffered from a severe course of illness, compared to 196 (51%) of 384 patients younger than 40 years. Most patients were not immunised against TBE, and in 33 of 1,055 patients (3%), vaccine failure was found possible. Ongoing surveillance of TBE and intensified efforts in promoting TBE vaccination for the population at risk will be needed in light of its considerable morbidity.
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http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20756