Ticks in Germany: researchers call for Using

Scientists at the University of Hohenheim, ask again this year for assistance in tick research, The one sent by Mail, or photos by E-Mail helps to track the distribution and migration of species of Ticks. In the more than 3500 submitted copies have been so far detected no invasive tropical diseases.

Six different genera were found among the 3,500 in the last year of the submitted ticks. Particularly, the researcher at two of the heat is interested in loving species of Ticks, the tropical Hyalomma tick and the Brown dog tick Rhipicephalus: you can transfer dreaded tropical diseases. In Germany, all studied animals were previously free of them. About a third of the Hyalomma tick, although the contribution causative agent of tick Typhus in itself.

The brown dog tick can be used in apartments üsurvival

The Brown dog tick can survive, in contrast to our domestic tick, Common wood tick, and in homes. "Is a dog in front of the place, it can quick to Plage werden&quot…, Prof. Dr. Ute Mackenstedt, University of Hohenheim said. "After our call in the last year, there were reports where it was claimed that a house or apartment infestation be overcome tick the Brown Dog with a demolition. Here I would like to say very clearly that this is not the case." It offers advice and counselling to the scourge of Ticks rid of. In particular the researcher is interested in whether this species can survive in warmer winters, even outside of apartments: "To do this, we need more data. We are grateful for each Hyalomma and Brown dog tick that we can explore in the laboratory ended,” said Mackenstedt.

Submissions that provide new insights

In the past year, the submission of ticks led to some new findings: There are more than 3,000 riparian forest and sheep were sent to ticks, and "and the areas where we didn’t even know the types of there haben", Mackenstedt said. The number of cases with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is decreased in 2019, at 462 (2018: 607), especially in Baden-Württemberg, there were less diseases.

Who has found a suspicious tick, can, for example, send an E-Mail with a photo, date and location of the tick on [email protected] .

Fixed sucked ticks Ticks on remove best with tick pliers, or tweezers, and in small, tightly sealed containers and send to:

University Of Hohenheim Prof. Dr. Ute Mackenstedt Department of Parasitology Emil-Wolff-Straße 34 70599 Stuttgart Note: Ticks

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