Overview

• The Bavarian Health Ministry reports 4,156 Lyme-borreliosis cases to date in 2025, compared with 3,126 in the same period of 2024.
• Health Minister Judith Gerlach says Lyme is Germany’s most common tick-borne disease and notes it is usually treatable when antibiotics are started early.
• Bavaria has required statewide physician reporting of Lyme-borreliosis since March 1, 2013.
• The National Reference Center in Oberschleißheim will continue Lyme research for the next three years with renewed support.
• Authorities advise recognizing erythema migrans, removing ticks promptly, monitoring the bite site, and seeking medical evaluation if symptoms appear; early removal reduces transmission risk according to the RKI.