Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Switzerland
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has received 215 reports of tickborne encephalitis in Switzerland since the beginning of the year [2020]. This is more than twice as many as last year [2019], when 97 cases were reported. Ticks are known to be most prevalent during the summer months. It is likely that favourable weather conditions, coupled with social distancing rules, have prompted many to venture into forests, the FOPH says by way of explanation. It is also possible that
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