TBE in Kyrgyzstan
Wilhelm Erber
E-CDC risk status: endemic
(last edited in May 2025, update for 2024: 42 reported cases)
History and current situation
There is very little information and there are only a few publications on TBE in Kyrgyzstan. A survey by Atkinson1 references the following: In humans and birds low seropositivity has been demonstrated as early as 1973. In 1978 the TBEV was isolated from ticks, and twelve human cases were reported between 1976–1981.
A more recent publication confirmed virus circulation between 2007 and 2009 in local tick populations in Ala-Archa National Nature Park ≈40 km south of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as well as serologic evidence of a possible human TBE case.2
The TBEV strain isolated from an Ixodes persulcatus tick pool and from liver samples from 2 Apodemus pallipes mice was shown to be of the Siberian (TBEV-Sib) subtype and most closely related to strains from Novosibirsk.2
Overview of TBE in Kyrgyzstan
| Table 1: Virus, vector, transmission of TBE in Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|
| Viral subtypes, distribution | Siberian TBEV strains from Bosnia, the Crimean peninsula, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are clustered into a newly described Bosnia Lineage3 |
| Reservoir animals | Rodents, insectivores |
| Infected tick species (%) | I. persulcatus |
| Dairy product transmission | Not known |
| Table 2: TBE reporting and vaccine prevention in Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|
| Mandatory TBE reporting | Not known |
| Other TBE surveillance | Not known |
| Special clinical features | Not known |
| Available vaccines | Not known |
| Vaccination recommendations and reimbursement | Not known |
| Vaccine uptake by age group/risk group/general population | Data not available |
| Name, address/website of TBE National Reference Center | Not known |
No past data available. Update 2024: 42 cases
Burden of TBE in Kyrgyzstan over time: no data available
Age and gender distribution of TBE in Kyrgyzstan: no data available
TBEV-isolation and TBE cases in Kyrgyzstan: no reported cases of TBE in the country
Contact
Wilhelm Erber
wilhelm.erber@gmail.com
Author
Citation
Erber W. TBE in Kyrgyzstan. Chapter 13. In: Dobler G, Erber W, Bröker M, Chitimia-Dobler L, Schmitt HJ, eds. The TBE Book. 7th ed. Singapore: Global Health Press; 2024. doi:10.33442/26613980_13-18-7
References
- Atkinson B, Hewson R. Emerging arboviruses of clinical importance in Central Asia. J Gen Virol. 2018;99(9):1172-84.
- Briggs BJ, Atkinson B, Czechowski DM, et al. Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kyrgyzstan. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(5):876-9.
- Tkachev SE, Babkin IV, Chicherina GS, et al. Genetic diversity and geographical distribution of the Siberian subtype of the tick-borne encephalitis virus. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2020;11(2):101327.