US EditionTick Alert in Germany: New Species, Dangerous Pathogens – the Situation in Bavaria
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As a result of climate change, tick species also come to Germany, which can transmit some fatal diseases such as the Crimean Congo fever.
Especially because of climate change, the bloodsucker risk is growing throughout Germany. In addition to tropical mosquitoes, new tick species are also threatening.
The small animals can hardly be seen in the grass. But ticks can transmit dangerous diseases. Which species occur where in Germany? The Nabu asks for help.
Northern Sweden has been spared • “It was just a matter of time”
It has been discovered that a veterinarian who was treating a cat infected with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), a virus transmitted to mammals through ticks, has died. It is suspected that the veterinarian was also infected.
Already 200 cases of TBE have been confirmed this year – compared to 196 cases in all of 2024. Concerns about tick-borne diseases are causing more and more people to get vaccinated against TBE. Clinics have noticed increased pressure this year.
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