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.