Article: Tickborne encephalitis in naturally exposed monkey (Macaca sylvanus).(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)

We describe tickborne encephalitis (TBE) in a monkey (Macaca sylvanus) after natural exposure in an area at risk for TBE. TBE virus was present in the brain and could be identified as closely related to the European subtype, strain Neudoerfl.

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Tickborne encephalitis (TBE) is a zoonotic disease caused by TBE virus (TBEV), a flavivirus. There are 3 subtypes of TBEV, the European subtype, transmitted by the hard tick Ixodes ricinus, and the Far Eastern and Siberian subtypes. Except in Austria, where mass vaccination campaigns were organized, the incidence of TBE in humans has increased in the past 30 years in all European countries with regions ...

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