Tick-borne encephalitis 2010: Epidemiology, risk areas, and virus strains in Europe and Asia-An overview

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-15

  Süss, Jochen ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asia; Epidemiology; Europe; Overview; TBE risk areas; Tick borne encephalitis; Tick borne encephalitis virus; Travel medicine; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE;

ASIA; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; IXODES RICINUS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; TRAVEL; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ASIA; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EUROPE; HUMANS;

IXODIDA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 79952489290     PISSN: 1877959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.10.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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