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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis – Switzerland

Tick-borne Encephalitis -- SwitzerlandThe number of people contracting meningitis from tick bites is on the rise in Switzerland, according to the federal health office.Since the beginning of the year [2017], 214 people have contracted the serious viral illness from a tick bite, the SonntagsZeitung wrote on [Sun 8 Oct 2017].That's a higher number than in any of the previous 10 years.This year [2017] 2 people have even died from the disease.The increase in tick-borne meningitis cases is worrying the Read more [...]