Helena Elvén Eriksson
Lärare
The emergence and spread of tick-borne encephalitis virus in scandinavia
Författare
Summary, in English
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a high-impact pathogen with approximately 12,000 diagnoses annually in Eurasia. The virus causes a variety of clinical manifestations, with neurological symptoms in up to 30% of the patients. Lethality in Europe is <2% but post-encephalitis syndrome is seen in over 40% of the infected patients and results in substantial impairment in quality of life. Over the last decade a drastic increase in TBEV incidence has been reported throughout Western Europe
Avdelning/ar
- Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
- Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap
Publiceringsår
2010
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
[Host publication title missing]
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Förlag
ASPRS
Ämne
- Human Geography
Conference name
ASPRS 2010 Annual Conference (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)
Conference date
2010-07-09
Aktiv
Published