The potential impact of climate change on the transmission risk of tick-borne encephalitis in Hungary

摘要

TBE, endemic in several Central and Eastern European countries including Hungary [ ], is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a member of the genus Flavivirus. Small mammals including rodents are the main reservoir hosts of the disease and humans are the accidental hosts. Human infection of TBEV involves the central nervous system [ ].