Are ticks common in Europe?
Are ticks common in Europe? Ticks are common throughout the world and about 900 species are known to exist. Two families of ticks are present in Europe: the Ixodidae, also known as hard ticks because of the hard shield on their back, and the Argasidae, or soft ticks, which lack such shield.
Which European countries have ticks?
In Europe, Lyme disease is endemic from southern Scandinavia into the northern Mediterranean countries of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece and east from the British Isles into central Russia. Incidence is highest in Central and Eastern European countries.
What country has the highest rate of Lyme disease?
Clusters of countries and subnational regions with high Lyme disease incidence (>100 per 100,000 persons per year) are evident across Eastern, Northern, and Western Europe. Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Switzerland were identified as the countries with the highest national incidence.