Clinical Presentation
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Cognitive Impairment

 

Tick-borne encephalitis can lead to long-term cognitive damage in the paediatric population

 

TBE in Children

  • TBE can affect children of any age.
  • Despite less dramatic symptoms in children, a substantial proportion of children are left with long-term cognitive impairment after TBE infection.
Children can benefit from protection against the potentially serious long-term consequences of TBE
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), authorities in countries with high endemicity should recommend TBE vaccination to children at 1-3 years of age

 

TBE can lead to long-term cognitive damage in paediatric populations

Immunisation is the only proven and reliable way to help protect children against TBE infection*
*As is the case for all vaccines in general it is possible that not all vaccinated individuals will develop protective immunity against TBE.

  • Steffen, 2019. TBE in Europe (v1.0)

  • Plotkin's Vaccines 7th edition (Hombach et al, TBE; Rupprecht et al, Rabies) (v1.0)

  • Tick borne encephalitis What travelers should know when visiting an endemic country (v1.0)(http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1218098), (accessed September 2020).