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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
Definition
- Tick-borne encephalitis is caused by a flavivirus and is usually spread by tick bites, although unpasteurized milk is also thought to be a source of the disease. There are three forms of the disease related to the virus subtypes, namely European, Far Eastern, and Siberian.
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