RT: Crimean-Congo fever is not something German residents have ever had to worry about – but that may be about to change after the discovery of tropical ticks known to be carriers of the disease.
Scientists at the University of Hohenheim and the Institute for Microbiology (IMB) of the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich say they have found seven different specimens of tropical ticks, known as Hyalomma, in the northern region of Lower Saxony. Previously, only two tropical ticks are known to have been found in Germany, one in 2015 and another in 2017.
“Five of the seven ticks we can determine beyond doubt, four are the species Hyalomma marginatum and one of the kind Hyalomma rufipes,” said Dr Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, tick expert at the IMB. “We did not expect ticks here in Germany at this time.”
Rising temperatures are being blamed for the arrival of Hyalomma ticks in the central European state, with migratory birds believed to be the carriers of the creatures. Hyalomma are around two centimeters in length and are identified by their striped legs. read more
I think that I know how the ticks got there but I’d be called a racist.
This is absolutely probable that muslims are bringing ticks and fleas and viruses with them from Africa. Refugees, and also these particular ‘refugees’ often bring parasites with them. Sometimes you can’t tell the difference between the parasites and the refugee. Sorry, but it’s the truth. I’ve seen it with my own eyes.
Find out where the h it guest concentration is and send Angela Merkel to investigate.
Two centimeters in length!? Carried by migratory birds? Maybe inside a coconut. Maybe.
Barack Obama’s was found in Germany? Wow, that parasite does get around, doesn’t he?
Scientists are certain about global warming but can’t figure out how African ticks are getting into Germany at the same time as millions of African tick carrying invaders arrive.