Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus is considered the medically most important arthropod-borne virus in Europe. Although TBE is endemic throughout central Europe, ticks and rodents determine its maint
Objective Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the most important tick-borne arboviral disease in Europe and Asia. The Upper Rhine Valley is thought to b