First Human Cases of Tickborne Encephalitis, Norway

Abstract

The first reported case of tickborne encephalitis (TBE) in Norway occurred in 1997. From 1997 to 2003, from zero to two cases of human TBE have been diagnosed per year in Norway; a total of eight cases have been diagnosed. Clinical TBE cases in dogs are not reported in Norway.

Keywords

• tickborne encephalitis
• Norway
• human cases
• seroprevalence
• dogs
• dispatch