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Published in: Infection 5/2016

01-10-2016 | Brief Report

An outbreak of tick-borne encephalitis associated with raw goat milk and cheese consumption, Croatia, 2015

Authors: Leo Markovinović, M. L. Kosanović Ličina, V. Tešić, D. Vojvodić, I. Vladušić Lucić, T. Kniewald, T. Vukas, M. Kutleša, Lidija Cvetko Krajinović

Published in: Infection | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

The aim of this report is to emphasize the risk of acquiring TBE by the consumption of raw milk and dairy products. In April–May 2015, we registered the first outbreak of tick-borne encephalitis in Croatia in seven members out of ten exposed persons who consumed raw goat milk or cheese from the same supplier. Infection was confirmed by TBEV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in all patients. None had been vaccinated nor had observed a tick bite.
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Metadata
Title
An outbreak of tick-borne encephalitis associated with raw goat milk and cheese consumption, Croatia, 2015
Authors
Leo Markovinović
M. L. Kosanović Ličina
V. Tešić
D. Vojvodić
I. Vladušić Lucić
T. Kniewald
T. Vukas
M. Kutleša
Lidija Cvetko Krajinović
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0917-8

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