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Reliable surveillance of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries is necessary to improve the quality of vaccine recommendations |
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| Authors: | Stefanoff Pawel,Polkowska Aleksandra,Giambi Cristina,Levy-Bruhl Daniel,O'Flanagan Darina,Dematte Luca,Lopalco Pier Luigi,Mereckiene Jolita,Johansen Kari,D'Ancona Fortunato VENICE project gatekeepers, contact persons group |
| Affiliation: | a National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland b Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy c Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France d Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland e CINECA Consortium of University, Bologna, Italy f European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Abstract: | In July-November 2009, 26 European Union (EU) Member States (MSs), Norway and Iceland, participated in a survey seeking information on national tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination recommendations. Information on TBE surveillance, methods used to ascertain endemic areas, vaccination recommendations, vaccine coverage and methods of monitoring of vaccine coverage were obtained. Sixteen countries (57%) reported presence of TBE endemic areas on their territory. Vaccination against TBE was recommended for the general population in 8 (28%) countries, for occupational risk groups - in 13 (46%) countries, and for tourists going abroad - in 22 (78%) countries. Although vaccination recommendations for country residents, and for tourists always referred to endemic areas, there was no uniform, standardized method used to define endemic areas. For this reason, clear recommendations for tourists need to be developed, and standardized surveillance directed to efficient assessment of TBE risk need to be implemented in European countries. |
| Keywords: | Tick-borne encephalitis Vaccination Vaccine recommendations Endemic area definition Surveillance |
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