Switzerland reports increase in Lyme disease

Health officials in Switzerland are reporting an increase in tick bites and tick borne diseases like Lyme disease through August this year. To date, there have been 8,400 cases of acute Lyme disease. This compares with the 5,300 reported in 2015. In addition, more than 100 cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) have been reported. This all comes ["]