Number of ticks is rising again

More ticks than last year.

(24.05.2010) Although the winter was long and cold, according to the regional institute for tick-borne diseases in Brieskow-Finkenheerd, the number of ticks has increased. Although there are no exact calculations, but initial studies have shown that the number of ticks in the Berlin-Brandenburg region compared to last time significantly increased.

Ticks can transmit menopausal meningoencephalitis (TBE) to people with dangerous meningitis and cause Lyme disease. However, no one in Berlin / Brandburg suffered from meningitis last year. The number of known Lyme disease cases in Brandenburg rose slightly in 2009 to 2012 cases. In Berlin, 108 people fell ill with Lyme disease last year. According to the Robert Koch Institute in Germany in 2009 there were 313 cases of FSME and 5707 cases of Lyme disease.

Lyme disease can be stopped with early antibiotic therapy and successfully treated. There is no effective therapy for the early summer meningoencephalitis. For the viral disease, however, there is a vaccine for several years. In order to make the tick "skin contact" more difficult, you should wear long sleeves, trouser legs with closed cuffs as well as firm, closed footwear, especially in forests. There are other preventive measures against tick bites, also from the naturopathy area. (Sb)

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