Slovenian Journal of Public Health (Mar 2014)

Tick-borne encephalitis in Slovenia (1953-2013): the 60th anniversary

  • Slavec Zvonka Zupanič,
  • Medvešček Alenka Radšel,
  • Slavec Ksenija

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2014-0008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 1
pp. 69 – 77

Abstract

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Introduction: In the year 2013, we are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the isolation of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE) in Slovenia. Ever since its isolation, Slovenian infectologists, epidemiologists, virologists and other experts have been researching this disease.

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