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. 2010 Mar;16(3):524-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1603.081364.

Climate warming and tick-borne encephalitis, Slovakia

Martin Lukan  1 , Eva Bullova, Branislav Petko
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Climate warming and tick-borne encephalitis, Slovakia

Martin Lukan et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Increased tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases have been reported in central Europe. To investigate temporal trends in the altitude at which TBE cases occur in Slovakia, we analyzed the number of TBE cases during 1961-2004. Since 1980, TBE cases moved from lowlands to submountainous areas, most likely because of rising temperature.

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Figure 1
Mean altitude of reported cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), Slovakia, 1980–2004. Black line, mean altitude; red line, linear least-square fit; gray lines, 95% confidence intervals. asl, above sea level.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Comparison between altitudinal distribution of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) foci during 2 time periods, 1980–1984 (gray bars) and 2000–2004 (white bars), Slovakia. asl, above sea level.
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