Current Affairs Number of ticks and tick-transmitted infections on the rise in Czech Republic
Every summer, a ghastly image of an enlarged tick appears in the papers all over the Czech Republic, warning people against the dangers of these small, blood-sucking insects. The incidence of ticks in the Czech Republic has been on the rise in recent years and with their heightened number, the incidence of tick-transmitted infections - Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis - is increasing as well.
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