Tropical tick in Germany – experts warn about Hyalomma. Experts fear an increasing population.
The giant tick can grow up to two centimeters long, even without having sucked blood. This makes it twice as big as the common woodbuck. Domestic ticks also pose a danger and can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease and TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) The common wood Buck tick can transmit TBE and the Riparian forest tick can also transmit Lyme disease. There is a vaccination against TBE, but not against Lyme. Alongshan virus is also transmitted by ticks.