Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Continued rise in TBE cases in Sweden
Published: 25 Jul 12 07:39 CET |
An unusually large number of Swedes have so far this year been reported infected with TBE, or tick borne encephalitis, according to the Institute for Communicable Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet, SMI).
?Yes, there are more reported cases than usual, 68 cases. The number for the same period last year was 58,? confirmed Marika Hjertqvist, epidemiologist at the agency to TT.
Tick borne encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, is caused by a virus carried in the saliva of ticks.
The peak time for contracting the disease is the middle of the summer, but just how many are infected is generally not known until later in the year when patients have sought medical attention for the symptoms, the disease has been diagnosed and the doctors have reported the cases to the agency.
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http://www.thelocal.se/42216/20120725/
Published: 25 Jul 12 07:39 CET |
An unusually large number of Swedes have so far this year been reported infected with TBE, or tick borne encephalitis, according to the Institute for Communicable Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet, SMI).
?Yes, there are more reported cases than usual, 68 cases. The number for the same period last year was 58,? confirmed Marika Hjertqvist, epidemiologist at the agency to TT.
Tick borne encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, is caused by a virus carried in the saliva of ticks.
The peak time for contracting the disease is the middle of the summer, but just how many are infected is generally not known until later in the year when patients have sought medical attention for the symptoms, the disease has been diagnosed and the doctors have reported the cases to the agency.
...
http://www.thelocal.se/42216/20120725/