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News 16.5.2015 19:44 | updated 16.5.2015 19:44
Dangerous strain of tick-borne encephalitis spreads
A dangerous strain of Siberian subtype tick-borne encephalitis has gained ground in Finland, says a new report scheduled for release. The disease is incurable once manifested, but anti-inflammatory drugs can provide symptomatic relief in some cases. The virus affects the central nervous system, leading to death in two percent of cases within a week of onset.
A serious strain of tick-borne encephalitis has begun to emerge in several areas of Finland. A soon-to-be- published report outlines that several cases of the virus have been observed in the region surrounding the south-eastern city of Kotka in recent years.
?When the TBE cases came to light, researchers collected tick samples in the archipelago. The viruses they carried were isolated and analysed, and it became clear that it was the Siberian subtype of the tick-borne encephalitis virus that we were dealing with,? says Olli Vapalahti, a TBE researcher professor at the University of Helsinki.
The symptoms in the cases of the Kotka infections were very severe...
News 16.5.2015 19:44 | updated 16.5.2015 19:44
Dangerous strain of tick-borne encephalitis spreads
A dangerous strain of Siberian subtype tick-borne encephalitis has gained ground in Finland, says a new report scheduled for release. The disease is incurable once manifested, but anti-inflammatory drugs can provide symptomatic relief in some cases. The virus affects the central nervous system, leading to death in two percent of cases within a week of onset.
A serious strain of tick-borne encephalitis has begun to emerge in several areas of Finland. A soon-to-be- published report outlines that several cases of the virus have been observed in the region surrounding the south-eastern city of Kotka in recent years.
?When the TBE cases came to light, researchers collected tick samples in the archipelago. The viruses they carried were isolated and analysed, and it became clear that it was the Siberian subtype of the tick-borne encephalitis virus that we were dealing with,? says Olli Vapalahti, a TBE researcher professor at the University of Helsinki.
The symptoms in the cases of the Kotka infections were very severe...