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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2015; 3(5): 430-441
Published online May 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i5.430
Published online May 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i5.430
Tick-borne encephalitis: A review of epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management
Petra Bogovic, Franc Strle, Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Author contributions: Both authors approved the final version of the manuscript before submission.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Correspondence to: Petra Bogovic, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Japljeva 2, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia. petra.bogovic@kclj.si
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Received: July 23, 2014
Peer-review started: July 25, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: September 18, 2014
Accepted: March 5, 2015
Article in press: March 9, 2015
Published online: May 16, 2015
Processing time: 288 Days and 20.3 Hours
Peer-review started: July 25, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: September 18, 2014
Accepted: March 5, 2015
Article in press: March 9, 2015
Published online: May 16, 2015
Processing time: 288 Days and 20.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common tick-borne central nervous system infection in Europe and Asia. It is caused by three subtypes of TBE virus: European, Siberian and Far-Eastern. Because of relatively severe clinical course, the absence of etiologic treatment, considerable proportion of patients with incomplete recovery after acute illness, as well as due to increasing incidence it represents a growing public health problem that could be substantially reduced with vaccination.