EPIDEMIOLOGY (III) : HGE

• Incidence/prevalence

  • Incidence (USA) : 3-16/105 (51-58/105 : Connecticut and Wisconsin)
  • Seroprevalence :
    • 15% (Wisconsin)
    • 14% (Germany)
    • 15-20% (Sweden)

• Period of tick bite

  • April?September (peak in June)
  • November (smaller peak)/emergence of adult ticks

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