Ticks spread tick-borne encephalitis virus. Illness is rare can be severe. A vaccine is available.
Protect yourself from tick bites to prevent tick-borne encephalitis. A vaccine is also available.
Symptoms of tick-borne encephalitis include fever, headache, weakness, brain inflammation, and more.
Infected ticks spread tick-borne encephalitis virus, mainly in parts of Europe and Asia.
Ticks spread tick-borne encephalitis in western and northern Europe and northern and eastern Asia.
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine should be considered for some travelers at higher risk of illness.
For Professionals
Recommend tick-borne encephalitis vaccine for certain U.S. travelers with higher risk of exposure.
Tick-borne encephalitis can present as acute febrile or neurologic illness after exposure to ticks.
Serologic testing is the primary method used to diagnose tick-borne encephalitis.
No medicines are available to treat tick-borne encephalitis. Consider vaccine for U.S. travelers.
Tick-borne encephalitis cycles through ticks and small rodents. Other modes of transmission occur.