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. 2017 Jan;23(1):119-121.
doi: 10.3201/eid2301.160888. Epub 2017 Jan 15.

Travel-Related Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Israel, 2006-2014

Eyal Meltzer, Yael Paran, Yaniv Lustig, Shmuel Stienlauf, Miriam Weinberger, Eli Schwartz

Travel-Related Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Israel, 2006-2014

Eyal Meltzer et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

During 2006-2014, four tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases occurred among Israeli travelers. We calculated TBE incidence at 321.0, 45.0, 13.2, and 7.5 cases/100,000 travelers/year of travel to Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, respectively. TBE incidence among travelers to these destinations appears to justify TBE vaccination in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations.

Keywords: Israel; Tick-borne encephalitis; arboviruses; ticks; travel; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

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