Researchers Alert: "As High Tick Numbers as Never Before" - Number of Infections Increases

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Tick alert: This year, the domestic stocks of blood suckers have once again risen extremely. Currently, researchers count as many ticks as never before in Germany. The number of infections is also increasing.

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Due to the mild temperatures in the country, an extraordinary number of ticks are on the move this year. The Stuttgart region is also affected. The risk of Lyme disease and FSME is rising.

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Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted mainly by tick bites. Initial symptoms usually appear between 3 and 30 days after the bite. The most characteristic is a circular and expansive rash called migratory erythema, which often looks like a “target target.” Other early symptoms include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and muscle and joint aches, similar to flu. You may be interested: Moments of terror! Crocodile attacks child fishing …

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Significantly more people in Berlin are now becoming infected with tick-borne Lyme disease than a few years ago. Since the beginning of the year, 206 cases have been reported to the Berlin State Office of Health (Lageso) (as of June 18). Between 2015 and 2019, the number during the same period averaged only about 146, according to a recent weekly report on infectious diseases. Ticks like warm, humid weather. The increase is likely related to sev…

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