No special vaccinations are required for traveling Austria. However, immunization against tick-borne encephalitis (FSME) is recommended.
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Tick-borne encephalitis is caused by an arbovirus, transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. Its distribution is confined to warm and low-forested areas in parts of Central Europe, particularly Austria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Germany and throughout all the republics of former Yugoslavia. The forests are usually deciduous with heavy undergrowth. Those normally at risk are foresters and those clearing such areas, but increasing contact will occur with increased recreational use, such as camping and walking.
The immunization consists either of three different shots, which should be injected one year before leaving their country of origin, or of an injection after a tick bite, which is available from every doctor in Austria.
