Tick-borne encephalitis from eating goat cheese in a mountain region of Austria.
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.
Clinical Institute of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. heidemarie.holzmann@meduniwien.ac.at
Heidemarie
H
Holzmann
Stephan W
SW
Aberle
Karin
K
Stiasny
Philipp
P
Werner
Andreas
A
Mischak
Bernhard
B
Zainer
Markus
M
Netzer
Stefan
S
Koppi
Elmar
E
Bechter
Franz X
FX
Heinz
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002611:Cheese / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk / Q000821:virology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission