Today is the 4,03,2025
Date: 4.03.2025-Source 1 ( ):
-The Cacking season 2025 begins in Germany, which increases the risk of TBE infections.
-According to Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 4 TBE cases were registered in Hesse in 2024.
-Bavaria has the most TBE infections in Germany with 266 cases.
-TBE diseases occur mainly from May to October, with an increase in the summer months.
-In Hesse, 10 circles are shown as TBE risk areas, the number remains unchanged compared to the previous year.
-TBE risk areas are regions with an increased risk of infection, based on reported TBE cases.
-The classification takes place by the RKI, which uses a statistical method to evaluate the frequency of TBE cases.
-A district is classified as a risk area if more TBE cases are reported for over five years than expected due to an incidence of 1 case per 100,000 inhabitants per year.
- Risk areas retain their status for at least 20 years.
- Affected counties and city districts in Hessen:
- District Bergstrasse
- City of Darmstadt
-Darmstadt-Dieburg district
- District Fulda
-Landkreis Groß-Gerau
-District Main-Kinzig-Kreis
-District Marburg-Biedenkopf
- District Odenwaldkreis
- City of Offenbach
- District Offenbach
SOURCE 2 ( ):
-TSME (early summer meningoencephalitis) is an disease caused by the TBE virus.
- Transfer is carried out by the stitch of a tick or by consuming raw milk products (e.g. goat or sheep's milk).
-Man-to-human transmission does not take place.
- Majority of the infected persons remain symptomless.
- Symptoms can occur in two phases:
- First phase: flu-like symptoms (fever, headache and body aches, general feeling of illness); Tapping bite often forgot, therefore often false diagnoses.
- Second phase: About a week after the first phase, meningoencephalitis can occur; Symptoms are again fever, nausea, vomiting, neurological failures.
- Serious cases can cause paralysis, swallowing and speech disorders as well as breathing rapids and strong sleepiness.
-Permanent vaccination commission (STIKO) recommends TBE vaccination for people in risk areas shown by the RKI.
-Risk groups: People who come into contact with the TBE virus professionally (e.g. forestry and agriculture), as well as people who carry out outdoor activities in risk areas.
- Vaccination is recommended for adults and children, both for first and refresher vaccinations.
SOURCE 3 ( https://www.naliimpfen.de/monitoring-daten/ Diseasefaelle-in-deutschland/fsme/ ):
-Early summer-meningoencephalitis (TSME) is mainly transmitted.
- Above all, people who spend a lot of time outdoors are affected.
- TBE occurs mainly in the southern regions in Germany.
-The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) publishes tickets on TBE risk areas based on documented disease cases.
-Data on TBE reports come from Survstat des Rki.
- Data up to the 45th calendar week is available for 2024 (as of 06.11.2024).
- Data for 2023 are also available (as of 06.11.2024).
-Annual TBE reports have been documented since 2001.
-Weekly TBE reports for 2023 and 2024 (up to 45. KW) are available.
-TBE reports per 100,000 inhabitants according to age in risk areas and non-risk areas were recorded for 2023 (as of 07/21/2024).
-Definition and list of the TBE risk areas can be found in the epidemiological bulletin 9 | 2024.
- Last update of the information was on 07.11.2024.
