When walking in the woods, it’s not just wild boars you might encounter. This year, there are also a particularly large number of small, dangerous bloodsuckers around. Some experts are even calling it a “tick year.” And many of these small insects, which are classified as mites, carry pathogens that can cause serious diseases such as Lyme disease or early summer meningoencephalitis, or TBE for short. Ticks love high temperatures and high humidity. They are now active almost all year round.AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety) reports that…
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