Tick-borne Encephalitis Associated with Consumption of Raw Goat Milk, Slovenia, 2012

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Authors

Neda Hudopisk

Miša Korva · National Institute of Public Health

E. Olson Janet · Šolski center Slovenj Gradec

Marjana Simetinger · Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

Marta Grgič-Vitek · Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

Jakob Gubenšek · National Institute of Public Health

Vladimir Natek · National Institute of Public Health

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Vector-borne infectious diseases Viral Infections and Vectors Mosquito-borne diseases and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 19, Issue 5, pp. 806-8

DOI: 10.3201/eid1905.121442

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