Emerging infectious diseases · 2013 · 129 citations · 9 references
Veterinary MedicineImmunologyInfectious DiseasesImmunizationNeuroinfectious DiseasesVaccinologyEncephalitisGoat Infectious DiseasesMilkborne Disease PreventionTick BiologyTick-borne DiseasesArboviral EncephalitisInfectious EncephalitisMilk-borne InfectionsMilk-borne TransmissionTick-borne Disease RiskTick-borne Encephalitis VaccinesTick-borne PathogensTick-borne Transmission
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) developed in 3 persons in Slovenia who drank raw milk; a fourth person, who had been vaccinated against TBE, remained healthy. TBE virus RNA was detected in serum and milk of the source goat. Persons in TBE-endemic areas should be encouraged to drink only boiled/pasteurized milk and to be vaccinated.
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