12b. Epidemiology by country – country data

While TBE is listed as a “communicable disease” in the EU since 2012, each country implements reporting nationally with own resources and methods. In most instances, reporting of TBE cases is based on passive surveillance and thus largely depend on disease awareness with physicians and on availability, cost and use of serological tests for TBE diagnosis. Systematic, regular use of TBE serology in the appropriate clinical setting is in place in few countries only, despite the fact that it would be a necessary prerequisite to gain... >>> read more