| characterization of tick-borne encephalitis (tbe) foci in germany and latvia (1997-2000). | knowledge concerning the prevalence of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) in wild living tick populations is very important for understanding the epidemiology of the disease and for immuno prophylactic strategy. in germany high and low risk areas of tbe exist. in the years 1997-2000, 533 autochthonous clinical tbe cases were recorded, in the high-risk areas of bavaria and baden-wuerttemberg 140 and 363, and in the low risk areas in hesse (odenwald) and rhineland-palatinate 22 and 8, respec ... | 2002 | 12141755 |
| [autochthonous cases of tick-borne encephalitis in rhineland-palatinate]. | tick-borne encephalitis (tbe) is a neurotrophic viral disease which is endemic to certain regions. such areas in germany include bavaria, baden-württemberg, and the odenwald region in hessen. so far, it has not been endemic to rhineland-palatinate. there, only two single cases of tbe occurred in the years 1992 and 1997, near the town of idar-oberstein. we report two new cases of tbe which appeared in 1999 and two current cases from the idar-oberstein region which have been verified clinically an ... | 2001 | 11256150 |
| tick survey for prevalent pathogens in peri-urban recreation sites in saarland and rhineland-palatinate (germany). | ixodid ticks are important vectors of human pathogens in central europe. despite this fact, prevalence studies are scarce, especially with regard to much-frequented peri-urban recreation sites. in this pilot study, 4.014 larvae, nymphs and adult ticks sampled monthly during the active seasons in 2011 and 2012 from 14 distinct collection sites in two german states (saarland and rhineland-palatinate) were screened for borrelia spp., anaplasma spp. and tick-borne encephalitis virus. mean prevalence ... | 2016 | 26646396 |
| tick-borne encephalitis (tbe) in germany--epidemiological data, development of risk areas and virus prevalence in field-collected ticks and in ticks removed from humans. | in germany, 100-300 autochthonous clinical tbe cases have been recorded annually. there are high-risk areas in bavaria and baden-wuerttemberg and ongoing low-risk areas in hesse, thuringia, and the rhineland-palatinate and single cases in saxony. in order to be able to evaluate the epidemiological changes described here, it must be mentioned that a new definition of tbe risk areas was introduced on the district level in 1998 in germany and in 2001 with the new infection protection act (infektion ... | 2004 | 15146987 |
| [studies on the importance of tick-borne encephalitis in rhineland-pfalz]. | within the scope of a prospective clinical study during 2001 in rhineland-palatinate specimen from sera and cerebrospinal fluids of 163 patients with suspected meningitis were controlled in an enzyme immunoassay concerning a tbe infection. questionable results were checked via a neutralisation test. in no case such an infection was confirmed. no virus specific nucleic acids could be detected in 998 nymphs and adults of ixodes ricinus in an additional investigation in 2000. therefore rhineland-pa ... | 2002 | 12375231 |
| tick-borne encephalitis in the saarland and the rhineland-palatinate. | the saarland and the rhineland-palatinate are not considered endemic regions for tick-borne encephalitis (tbe), and patients in this region have not been routinely advised to undergo vaccination or serologic testing for tbe. in 1994, a significantly increased incidence of tbe cases was noted in the neighbouring state of baden-württemberg. in the same year, the first tbe acquired in the saarland was diagnosed. to investigate the infection risk for tbe in the saarland and rhineland-palatinate, the ... | 2006 | 8811363 |