Potential drivers of human tick-borne encephalitis in the Orebro region of Sweden, 2010-2021.

ABSTRACT: Incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has increased during the last years in Scandinavia, but the underlying mechanism is not understood. TBE human case data reported between 2010 and 2021 were aggregated into postal codes within Örebro County, south-central Sweden, along with tick abundance and environmental data to analyse spatial patterns and identify drivers of TBE. We identified a substantial and continuing increase of TBE incidence in Örebro County during the study period. Spatial cluster analyses showed significant hotspots (higher number of cases than expected) in the southern and northern parts of Örebro County, whereas a cold spot (lower number of cases than expected) was found in the central part comprising Örebro municipality. Generalised linear models showed that the risk

SUBMITTER: Kjær LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10175290 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature