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Chapter 12b: TBE in Belgium

Table 1: Virus, vector, transmission of TBE in Belgium

Viral subtypes, No information available in humans yet. No virus-positive animals or ticks
distribution have been reported to date.

Rodents: To date, no rodents seropositive for TBEV have been found in
Belgium [Publication in preparation (2019)].
Reservoir animals
Seropositive cattle, roe deer, and wild boar have been identified
(cattle in the Wallonia region and wild boar in Flanders). 3-7

No positive ticks have been detected
Infected tick species (%) (Sciensano project in 2018 – RNA detection,
ITM project in 2018 – RNA detection).

Dairy product No information available
transmission

Contact: vanessa.suin@sciensano.be 3. Roelandt S, Heyman P, De Filette M, et al. Tick-
borne encephalitis virus seropositive dog
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