Almost twice as many Norwegians have taken the tick vaccine this year
More and more people are getting vaccinated against the TBE virus, which is spread by ticks. The FHI advises everyone who travels a lot in…
Ticks
Number of tick-borne disease cases in Norway soared in first half of 2020
While there is a decrease in the number of cases of most infectious diseases due to coronavirus infection control measures, tick-borne diseases have increased by…
More people are getting the TBE (tick) vaccine
Last year, 17,000 Norwegians chose to be vaccinate against the TBE virus, which one can contract from forest ticks. It is 2,000 more than the…
Increase in reported cases of tick bite disease, Lyme borreliosis
119 people have contracted Lyme borreliosis after being bitten by ticks so far this year in Norway. More than half of them live in the…
Warmer climate good for the ticks
Deer has got much of the blame for the spread of the ticks disease Lyme disease, but warmer climate also plays a big part, according to…
Ticks are more dangerous than previously thought
Forest ticks are probably spreading diseases as yet unknown, and this means that patients are at of never getting the right diagnosis, according to new…
