Tag: TBE
Gonorrhea and TBE are increasing
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The number of cases of, among other things, gonorrhea continues to increase. Archive image. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT The number of cases of infectious diseases such…
Record number of cases of TBE last year – the infectious disease doctor in Dalarna: “Spreading north”
– It is a serious disease for which there is no treatment, but the only way to protect yourself is through, among other things, vaccination, says Fredrik Rücker, who is…
Still a record number of cases of TBE in September
The number of areas where there is a risk of TBE has recently increased. And in the areas that previously had problems with TBE, the number of ticks also increased.…
Record number of TBE cases: “There have been favorable conditions”
– There have been favorable conditions for ticks this year when it has been alternately warm and with a lot of rainfall, then they thrive, says infectious disease doctor Petter…
New TBE record in August | SVT News
A record number of cases of the disease TBE have been reported during August this year. This is shown by preliminary figures from the Public Health Agency that P4 Sjuhärad…
Five-fold increase in TBE cases in Värmland
Ten years ago, tick problems were almost completely isolated to the Mälardal region. Today, the rest of the country accounts for over half of all TBE infections. What is driving…
TBE is increasing – spreading to new municipalities
TBE (Tick Borne Encephalitis) or tick-borne brain inflammation (encephalitis) is caused by a so-called flavivirus. It can manifest as encephalitis and meningitis with high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and…
Infected by ticks – now TBE is increasing in Sweden
They are small but can cause a lot of trouble. The high season for ticks is approaching and with it the risk of being infected with TBE. The disease is…
Region Västmanland is to offer free vaccines against TBE for children and young people – still unclear when
The number of reported cases of the virus-based tick-borne disease TBE has increased sharply. And since 2013 almost tripled. In 2022, 29 cases were reported of the disease in Västmanland.…
Bengan Jansson was dying in TBE
Fiddler Bengan Janson has been on many stages and appeared in several television programs. He has won a Grammy and received the Caramel Poetry Scholarship. During the summer he tours…