Alarm in Hesse: Hyalomma giant socket brings deadly viruses!

Alarm in Hesse: Hyalomma giant socket brings deadly viruses!

The tropical giant huge "Hyalomma Marginatum" has now also been spotted in Hesse, which triggers concern with experts. The tick can grow up to two centimeters in size and transmits dangerous diseases such as the potentially deadly Crimean Congo virus. Experts suspect that she was either as a blind passenger through vacationers to Germany or was introduced to Central Europe with migratory birds from Southeast Europe, Africa and Asia. In Hesse she was actively observed in hunting large mammals, including people.

The structures of this tick are striking: it has eight strikingly striped legs and can run surprisingly quickly. This makes them serious risk because the transmission of diseases such as tick stain fever or the Crimean Congo virus can be dangerous; In the past, infection with the latter has shown high mortality. So far, however, no corresponding infections have been reported in Hesse, which initially represents positive news for the population in the region. Further information about this situation can be found www.fr.de .