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Ticks and their souvenirs: Record number of TBE cases in 2020
Actually, walks in the fresh air in nature are something good and especially in the lockdown many people have rediscovered taking a walk for themselves. Unfortunately, however, ticks also lurk in nature, which can act as carriers of Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). In 2020, the number of reported TBE cases in Germany was higher than ever before. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a tick-borne disease that causes no or mild symptoms in most people (about 70 to 95%). However, some may experience neurological manifestations of TBE (meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis). In these rare severe courses