Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Swedes feel the pinch in tick disease outbreak
Published: 02 Jul 2014 15:59 GMT+02:00
Updated: 02 Jul 2014 15:59 GMT+02:00
Tick borne encephalitis has hit Sweden unusually early this year, with many cases already reported in the Stockholm area alone.
Ticks, better known as f?stingar in Swedish, can cause Lyme disease and TBE - tick borne encephalitis - a viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system.
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Last year actually saw a drop in TBE in Sweden, from 287 people in 2012 to 209 people, but this year looks set to reverse the trend. In the Uppslaa county alone this season, there have been seven cases of TBE compared to none at all at the same time last year.
Stockholm, meanwhile, has seen 16 cases this year compared to just nine at the same time last year.
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http://www.thelocal.se/20140702/swedes-feel-the-pinch-in-tick-disease-outbreak
Published: 02 Jul 2014 15:59 GMT+02:00
Updated: 02 Jul 2014 15:59 GMT+02:00
Tick borne encephalitis has hit Sweden unusually early this year, with many cases already reported in the Stockholm area alone.
Ticks, better known as f?stingar in Swedish, can cause Lyme disease and TBE - tick borne encephalitis - a viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system.
...
Last year actually saw a drop in TBE in Sweden, from 287 people in 2012 to 209 people, but this year looks set to reverse the trend. In the Uppslaa county alone this season, there have been seven cases of TBE compared to none at all at the same time last year.
Stockholm, meanwhile, has seen 16 cases this year compared to just nine at the same time last year.
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http://www.thelocal.se/20140702/swedes-feel-the-pinch-in-tick-disease-outbreak