Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination In Lewisham

Who Can't Have The Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine

Those who have had a confirmed anaphylactic reaction to a previous dose of a TBE vaccine, any components of the vaccine or egg ingestion.

What Is Tick-Borne Encephalitis?

Tick-Borne Encephalitis is a cause of a viral infection that affects the central nervous system.

The virus is spread by infected ticks that firmly attach themselves to the skin, often for days.

Occasionally, infection takes place by consuming unpasteurised milk from goats, cows or sheep.

What are the symptoms of Tick-Borne Encephalitis?

Most infections show no symptoms.

If you do show symptoms, they will appear in 2 - 28 days, but most commonly in 7 - 14 days and take the form of:

• Cold symptoms.
• Fever.

Symptoms normally last for 1 - 8 days.

A second phase of the disease can occur in up to 15% of cases with symptoms including:

• High fever.
• Headache and stiff neck.
• Drowsiness, confusion and sensory disturbances.

There is no specific treatment for Tick-Borne Encephalitis.

At risk regions for Tick-Borne Encephalitis?

At risk regions occur in forested areas under 2,000m in:

• Western European countries.
• Northern China.
• Mongolia.
• Russia.