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Should you be worried about tick bites while travelling in Europe?

Should you be worried about tick bites while travelling in Europe?

Ticks are becoming more common in Europe, and so are the diseases they carry.

Githa got TBE from a tick bite: “When the virus reached my brain, the headache became so intense that I thought my head was going to explode”

Githa got TBE from a tick bite: “When the virus reached my brain, the headache became so intense that I thought my head was going to explode”

What Githa initially assumed was just the flu turned out to be the result of a tick bite. The virus affected her brain, leaving her completely incapacitated for an entire year. Norwegian researchers have since gained more insight into this disease.

This is how great the risk of infection from ticks is

This is how great the risk of infection from ticks is

Researchers find the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in as few as 0.3 per cent of the ticks they examine. The Borrelia bacteria can be carried by up to 25 per cent of ticks.

Another tick-borne disease to worry about

Another tick-borne disease to worry about

Authorities don’t know how many Norwegians have been infected with the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis.

Breeding 3,000 new ticks

Breeding 3,000 new ticks

Rare pictures show a tiny male tick mating with an enormous female bulging with blood.

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