Tag: TBE
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…
Tick disease TBE can be transmitted through food
The disease TBE, tick-borne encephalitis, can be transmitted to humans via unpasteurized dairy products from animals that are or have been infected with TBE. Professor Ann Albihn, at the Swedish…
The number of TBE cases is steadily increasing: “Doubling since last year”
The tick season is here and the number of TBE cases is steadily increasing. The large increase is partly due to an increase in the number of rodents. More rodents…
Researchers warn: TBE vaccine is a class issue
– The decision is made by each region, but we follow this all the time, We did an investigation together with the Stockholm region four years ago and then it…