Tick ​​alarm: RKI warns of these areas - are you affected?

Created: 03/11/2022, 11:30 am

By: Jasmin Pospiech

When it gets warmer, ticks are not far either.

Pets often bring them into their own four walls.

You should be particularly careful here.

Berlin – Spring is finally here again.

With the warmer days, not only new spirits are awakened, but also Mother Nature.

Plants are blooming, many migratory birds are returning and singing from the trees.

But the higher temperatures not only have advantages: Because pests in the garden and ticks come to life again.

Tick ​​alarm: RKI warns of these areas - are you affected?

The arachnid loves it green and damp and likes to make itself comfortable in trees, in the forest, in the tall grass or in the undergrowth.

There the parasite waits for a suitable host, pet owners can usually sing a song about it.

They know the little black animals from their cats and dogs*, which they bring into their own four walls after a foray into the bushes or a walk on the meadow.

Ticks like the common wood tick can also lurk in the garden (icon image).

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Ticks attach themselves to their host and feed on blood until they are saturated and fall off on their own.

But humans are not spared either: in some cases, the bloodsuckers also trigger dangerous diseases such as meningitis or Lyme disease.

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Tick ​​alarm: RKI warns of these areas - six more have been added

Finally, the bite of a tick* can transmit TBE viruses, which cause meningitis, which in turn can severely damage the nervous system.

There is a vaccination against TBE, but not against Lyme disease.

According to the Robert Koch Institute, there are regions across Germany in which a particularly large number of ticks can be found.

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A total of 175 risk areas have been identified, with southern Germany particularly affected.

In addition, six more have now been added.

These include tick hotspots such as:

• Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Brandenburg)

• Oder-Spree (Brandenburg)

• Spree-Neisse (Brandenburg)

• Chemnitz (Saxony)

• Goerlitz (Saxony)

• Solingen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

In order to protect yourself from the bloodsuckers*, you should therefore wear long and light-colored clothing when you are out and about in nature for a long time.

In addition, you can also buy tick sprays in pharmacies* that keep the critters away for a few hours.

When you or your pets come home, it is best to examine the body or coat*.

Pay particular attention to cracks or folds such as armpits, where it is damp and warm and ticks therefore feel particularly comfortable.

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