Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2009)

Tick-borne Encephalitis from Eating Goat Cheese in a Mountain Region of Austria

  • Heidemarie Holzmann,
  • Stephan W. Aberle,
  • Karin Stiasny,
  • Philipp Werner,
  • Andreas Mischak,
  • Bernhard Zainer,
  • Markus Netzer,
  • Stefan Koppi,
  • Elmar Bechter,
  • Franz X. Heinz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.090743
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 10
pp. 1671 – 1673

Abstract

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We report transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in July 2008 through nonpasteurized goat milk to 6 humans and 4 domestic pigs in an alpine pasture 1,500 m above sea level. This outbreak indicates the emergence of ticks and TBEV at increasing altitudes in central Europe and the efficiency of oral transmission of TBEV.

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