Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Switzerland
Ticks have become such a menace across Switzerland that the government is urging everyone to get vaccinated against one of the diseases they cause, early summer meningo-encephalitis (ESME) [tick-borne encephalitis, TBE]. Health insurers will reimburse vaccination costs.
Previously only recommended in specific regions, the net for vaccinations has now been cast wider. That's because of an increase in cases of ESME [TBE], a disease which attacks the central nervous system: 380 cases were
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6256097&promed&0
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