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. The so-called “hunting tick” moves actively and quickly towards its prey. It can also carry the dangerous Crimean-Congo virus and cause the deadly Crimean- Congo hemorrhagic fever. There is a vaccination against TBE, but not against Lyme disease, which is also transmitted by ticks.