The report summarises existing information on the occurrence of TBE to obtain a better understanding of the current magnitude of TBE in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.
This meeting was called by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to review and agree on case definition and case classification of tick-borne encephalitis for surveillance at the EU level.
ECDC called an expert consultation to define a strategy at the EU level to strengthen the capacity of the EU Member States for the surveillance and prevention of tick-borne diseases, with special emphasis on Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis.