Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden
We assessed standardized mortality ratio in tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden, 2004–2017. Standardized mortality ratio for TBE was 3.96 (95% CI 2.55–5.90); no cases in patients <40 years of age were fatal. These results underscore the need for further vaccination efforts in populations at...
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| author | Renata Varnaitė Sara Gredmark-Russ Jonas Klingström |
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We assessed standardized mortality ratio in tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden, 2004–2017. Standardized mortality ratio for TBE was 3.96 (95% CI 2.55–5.90); no cases in patients <40 years of age were fatal. These results underscore the need for further vaccination efforts in populations at risk for TBE.
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| spelling | doaj.art-44c63aee5d694908850d0bd718f037512022-12-22T02:33:51ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592022-07-012871471147410.3201/eid2807.220010Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, SwedenRenata VarnaitėSara Gredmark-RussJonas Klingström We assessed standardized mortality ratio in tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden, 2004–2017. Standardized mortality ratio for TBE was 3.96 (95% CI 2.55–5.90); no cases in patients <40 years of age were fatal. These results underscore the need for further vaccination efforts in populations at risk for TBE. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/7/22-0010_articletick-borne encephalitisTBEtickscase-fatality ratestandardized mortality ratiovector-borne infections |
| spellingShingle | Renata Varnaitė Sara Gredmark-Russ Jonas Klingström Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden Emerging Infectious Diseases tick-borne encephalitis TBE ticks case-fatality rate standardized mortality ratio vector-borne infections |
| title | Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden |
| title_full | Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden |
| title_short | Deaths from Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden |
| title_sort | deaths from tick borne encephalitis sweden |
| topic | tick-borne encephalitis TBE ticks case-fatality rate standardized mortality ratio vector-borne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/7/22-0010_article |
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