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

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 59
• Main Authors: Pfeffer, Martin, Dobler, Gerhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...