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Chapter 12b: TBE in Mongolia

TBE cases were documented by case definition in the National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) that has registered tick-borne

 Confirmed cases: Suspected cases + laboratory confirmation (All cases that were confirmed by ELISA, IFA and PCR).

(Orange: number of cases; Magenta: number of fatal cases).
Annually with a continuous rise since 2014

Figure 1: TBE cases and mortality, 2005-2017

diseases since 2005. Case definitions were:  Clinical criteria: Patient with at least two of the following signs or symptoms without other known reasons: fever > 37.5 °C, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, paralysis or loss of consciousness.  Laboratory criteria: IgM positive or IgG fourfold increase in pair serum OR

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