An overview of tick-borne diseases in Europe: TBE and Lyme borreliosis
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Ticks are abundant in European woodlands from spring to autumn and can transmit diseases like tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme borreliosis when infected with viruses or bacteria through their bites.
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bskyAn overview of tick-borne diseases in Europe: TBE and Lyme borreliosisecdc.europa.euKey quotes
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Ticks themselves do not cause disease but if a tick is infected with a virus or bacterium, then that pathogen can be transmitted through the tick's bite and cause disease in humans.
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a common tick-borne disease in Europe (along with Lyme borreliosis).
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