Overview

• The Bavarian health ministry reports 4,156 Lyme-Borreliose cases so far this year, up from 3,126 in the same period of 2024.
• Germany’s health ministry, following an RKI recommendation, is keeping the National Reference Center for Borrelia at the LGL in Oberschleißheim with funding secured for the next three years.
• Health officials note Lyme-Borreliose is the most common tick-borne disease in Germany and is generally treatable with antibiotics when diagnosed early.
• Authorities advise prompt tick removal and monitoring for the characteristic ring-shaped rash, with the RKI noting that transmission typically requires several hours of attachment.
• A Lyme vaccine candidate (VLA15 from Valneva and Pfizer) remains in testing, with regulatory filings planned for 2026 according to media reports.