Outdoor enthusiasts visiting central and eastern
The Tick Alert campaign urges travellers to 16 European countries, including new popular destinations for outdoor tourism such as
TBE is a potentially life-threatening viral disease that can lead to meningitis and in serious cases can result in paralysis and death. It is transmitted via the bite of an infected tick, found typically in rural and forest areas up to a height of 3,000ft and occurs mainly during the late spring and throughout summer. The disease can also be transmitted by the ingestion of unpasteurised milk.
Tourism to rural and woodland areas of endemic countries in
The Foreign Office advises that travellers to TBE endemic regions seek inoculation advice from their local surgery or clinic well before travelling.
Details and a map of TBE endemic countries are available at www.masta.org/tickalert
