Travel-Related Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Israel, 2006-2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jan;23(1):119-121. doi: 10.3201/eid2301.160888. Epub 2017 Jan 15.

Abstract

During 2006-2014, four tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases occurred among Israeli travelers. We calculated TBE incidence at 321.0, 45.0, 13.2, and 7.5 cases/100,000 travelers/year of travel to Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, respectively. TBE incidence among travelers to these destinations appears to justify TBE vaccination in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations.

Keywords: Israel; Tick-borne encephalitis; arboviruses; ticks; travel; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arachnid Vectors / virology*
  • Austria / epidemiology
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / pathogenicity
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / physiology
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / epidemiology*
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / prevention & control
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / transmission*
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Sweden / epidemiology
  • Switzerland / epidemiology
  • Ticks / virology*
  • Travel*
  • Vaccination
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Viral Vaccines