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Chapter 12b

TBE in Kyrgyzstan

Wilhelm Erber

History and Current Situation

There is not so much information and tions in Ala-Archa National Nature Park ≈40
publication available on TBE in Kyrgyzstan. A km south of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan,
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survey by Atkinson references the following: as well as serologic evidence of a possible
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In humans and birds low seropositivity has human TBE case.
been demonstrated as early as 1973. In 1978
the TBEV has been isolated from ticks, and The TBEV strain isolated from an Ixodes
twelve human cases were reported between persulcatus tick pool and from liver samples
1976–1981. from 2 Apodemus pallipes mice was shown to
be Siberian (TBEV-Sib) subtype and most
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A more recent publication confirmed virus closely related to strains from Novosibirsk.
circulation 2007 and 2009 in local tick popula-

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

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Viral subtypes, distribution Circulation of Siberian (TBEV-Sib) subtype
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 Not known
reimbursement
Vaccine uptake by age group/risk group/ Data not available
general population
Name, address/website of TBE NRC Not known

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