Recommendations to Improve Tick-Borne Encephalitis Surveillance and Vaccine Uptake in Europe
Central European TBE expert group (Kunze M et al., Vienna) · 2022 · Europe
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- Authors
- Michael Kunze, Pavle Banović, Petra Bogovič et al.
- Title
- Recommendations to Improve Tick-Borne Encephalitis Surveillance and Vaccine Uptake in Europe
- Journal
- Microorganisms, 2022
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
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- Verbatim excerpts; formatting adapted
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Abstract
There has been an increase in reported TBE cases in Europe since 2015, reaching a peak in some countries in 2020, highlighting the need for better management of TBE risk in Europe. TBE surveillance is currently limited, in part, due to varying diagnostic guidelines, access to testing, and awareness of TBE. Consequently, TBE prevalence is underestimated and vaccination recommendations inadequate. TBE vaccine uptake is unsatisfactory in many TBE-endemic European countries. This review summarizes the findings of a scientific workshop of experts to improve TBE surveillance and vaccine uptake in Europe. Strategies to improve TBE surveillance and vaccine uptake should focus on: aligning diagnostic criteria and testing across Europe; expanding current vaccine recommendations and reducing their complexity; and increasing public education of the potential risks posed by TBEV infection.
Contents of the original publication
The section headings of the original.
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Disease Epidemiology
- 3. TBE Surveillance in Europe
- 3.1. TBE Case Definitions
- 3.2. Diagnostic Testing
- 3.3. Regional Surveillance
- 3.4. Active versus Passive TBE Surveillance
- 3.5. Recommendations to Improve Surveillance
- 4. Current National Vaccine Recommendations
- Recommendations to Improve National Vaccine Guidance
- 5. Vaccine Uptake
- 5.1. Vaccine Schedule
- 5.2. Access to the TBE Vaccine
- 5.3. Vaccine Reimbursement
- 5.4. Disease Awareness
- 5.5. Recommendations
- 6. Conclusions
- Supplementary Materials
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