Beware: These serious diseases can be spread by ticks in Hungary
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One of the consequences of climate change is that external parasites, such as ticks, are becoming more common because they are able to stay active in nature for longer. There are some dangerous diseases that ticks found in Hungary can spread – read on to find out which ones.
Origo and Pénzcentrum published the words of Dr Róbert Farkas, a professor in the Department of Parasitology and Zoology at the University of Veterinary Medicine. The topic was pathogens carried by ticks on domestic animals in Hungary and the diseases they spread.
Tick-borne diseases
A new study has revealed that several of the ticks collected from dogs in Hungary carry pathogens that are dangerous to animals and humans. They can be infected with pathogens that cause anaplasmosis, babesiosis or Lyme disease when they suck blood, and they can also transmit multiple pathogens to the animal in a short time.
A new study has revealed that
several of the ticks collected from dogs in Hungary carry pathogens that are dangerous to animals and humans alike.
They can be infected with pathogens that cause anaplasmosis, babesiosis or Lyme disease when they suck blood, and they can also transmit multiple pathogens to the animal in a short time.