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

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Schematic drawing of the transmission cycle of tick-borne encephalitis virus. The dog can serve as host for all three life stages of the Ixodes tick, i.e. the larvae, the nymph and the adult tick. As with humans it is rather the nymphs and even more numerous the adults that feed on dogs. The alimentary infection of humans via TBE virus-contaminated milk is also shown. Although this frequently causes clusters of infection in humans, we are not aware of such an infection route for dogs.

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