I motsetning til resten av Sverige øker ikke TBE-infeksjoner i Dalarna. Enkelte kommuner har imidlertid forhøyet risiko, og vaksinasjon anbefales der.
Det flåttbårne viruset TBE kan forårsake alvorlig sykdom. Et stadig varmere klima gjør at flåtten flytter seg lenger nord, noe som betyr at TBE øker i landet som helhet.
Men ikke i Dalarna, ifølge assisterende smittevernoverlege Helena Ernlund. Hun anbefaler vaksinasjon i kommuner med forhøyet risiko.
Kilde: Dala-Demokraten.
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A yellow warning has been issued for high temperatures in parts of Blekinge and Kalmar counties on Thursday and Friday. Tropical heat is expected this weekend, posing risks to vulnerable groups.
Dalarna's infection control unit has updated its advice following new recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Sweden. Residents in Borlänge, Säter, Avesta, Smedjebacken, Ludvika and Hedemora should now get vaccinated against TBE.
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TBE remains a major issue in Örebro County where at least ten people have been affected this year. Despite offering the cheapest vaccine in all of Sweden, far from everyone gets vaccinated.
SMHI has expanded its warning for high temperatures in Sweden. A heat wave is expected to hit as early as Friday with temperatures up to 30 degrees.
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SMHI has issued orange warnings for high temperatures in parts of Götaland. Fire bans are in place on Gotland, in Malmö and Lund due to drought and fire risk.
Region Dalarna has the highest sick leave in Sweden. The political majority and trade unions have therefore developed a joint action plan for a better work environment.
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An unusual outbreak of blue tit disease has struck small birds in southern and central Sweden since March. Hundreds of reports of dead birds have reached Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt (SVA). Deputy state veterinarian Karin Olofsson-Sannö describes it as an outbreak never before seen in the country.