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Tick-borne encephalitis | CDC Special Pathogens Branch (962 words) |
 | TBE is caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a member of the family Flaviviridae, that was initially isolated in 1937. |
| TBE cases occur during the highest period of tick activity (between April and November), when humans are infected in rural areas through tick bites. |
| TBE is an important infectious disease of in many parts of Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia, corresponding to the distribution of the ixodid tick reservoir. |
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