Tick-borne encephalitis virus in dogs - is this an issue?

The last review on Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in dogs was published almost ten years ago. Since then, this zoonotic tick-borne arbovirus has been geographically spreading and emerging in many regions in Eurasia and continues to do so. Dogs become readily infected with TBE virus but they are accid...

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Published inParasites & vectors Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 59
Main Authors Pfeffer, Martin, Dobler, Gerhard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Springer-Verlag 13.04.2011
BioMed Central Ltd
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Animals
Asia - epidemiology
case studies
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - veterinary
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - virology
Diagnosis
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - virology
Dogs
Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne - isolation & purification
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - epidemiology
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - veterinary
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne - virology
Epidemiology
Europe - epidemiology
Health aspects
hosts
humans
Public health
Review
Risk factors
Tick-borne encephalitis
Tick-borne encephalitis virus
veterinarians
viruses
Eurasia
Asia
Europe
Germany
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Summary:The last review on Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in dogs was published almost ten years ago. Since then, this zoonotic tick-borne arbovirus has been geographically spreading and emerging in many regions in Eurasia and continues to do so. Dogs become readily infected with TBE virus but they are accidental hosts not capable to further spread the virus. They seroconvert upon infection but they seem to be much more resistant to the clinical disease than humans. Apart from their use as sentinels in endemic areas, however, an increasing number of case reports appeared during the last decade thus mirroring the rising public health concerns. Owing to the increased mobility of people travelling to endemic areas with their companion dogs, this consequently leads to problems in recognizing and diagnosing this severe infection in a yet non-endemic area, simply because the veterinarians are not considering TBE. This situation warrants an update on the epidemiology, clinical presentation and possible preventions of TBE in the dog.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-59
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DOI:10.1186/1756-3305-4-59