title: Tick-borne encephalitis in children and adolescents in the Czech Republic between 1960 and 2007.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Czech Republic ranks among the countries with the highest prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis worldwide. The region of West Bohemia has the second highest morbidity within the Czech Republic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 1960 and 2007, laboratories confirmed 410 cases of tick-borne encephalitis in children and adolescents of West Bohemia. Available epidemiological data were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The highest incidence (per 100 000 population) was found in the group of 15-19 years for both genders (males: 6.2; females: 4.3). Data on the consumption of non-pasteurized milk were found in 5.4% of patients. The preschool age group showed its highest incidence in June and September, and the risk of infection for older children was in July and August.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current low coverage of vaccination leads to an insignificant improvement to the overall frequency of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Epidemiology of Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic. pazdiora@fnplzen.cz
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pazdiora
authors.forename: Věra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Štruncová
authors.forename: Miroslava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Švecová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk; D061352:Pasteurization; D012621:Seasons