Local meat, poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables are generally considered safe to eat. Immunisation against tick-borne encephalitis is available and travellers likely to find themselves in these wooded areas should take a course of injections. The immunisation 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.
Rabies is present in Austria, although there have been no incidents reported in recent years.
For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten seek medical advice without delay. For more information consult the Health appendix. For UK nationals on a temporary visit to Austria, an E111 is not required - production of a British passport is sufficient to obtain medical treatment. Visitors who are treated privately may receive a refund for part of the costs, up to the amount that would have been payable for public hospital treatment.