TBE Antibody Persistence and Booster Vaccination Study in Adults (Follow-up to Study 223)

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects who participated in Study 223 will be eligible for participation in this study if: * they understand the nature of the study, agree to its provisions and provide written informed consent * they received the first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml during the course of study 223 * blood was drawn after their first booster vaccination in Study 223. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded from participation in this study if they: * received any TBE vaccination since their first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml * have a history of infection with or vaccination against other flaviviruses (e.g. dengue fever, yellow fever, Japanese B-encephalitis) since their first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml * are known to be HIV positive (a special HIV test is not required for the purpose of the study) since their first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml * have a known or suspected problem with drug or alcohol abuse (\> 4 liters wine / week or equivalent level of other alcoholic beverages). Subjects will not be eligible for booster vaccination if they: * are not clinically healthy, (i. e. the physician would have reservations vaccinating with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml outside the scope of a clinical trial) * suffer from a disease (e.g. autoimmune disease) or are undergoing a form of treatment (e.g. systemic corticosteroids) that can be expected to influence immunological functions * are females of childbearing potential and are…