Overview

• Four residents aged 35 to 70 across Mitte, Neukölln, Pankow and Steglitz-Zehlendorf have tested positive for tularaemia this year.
• One patient remains hospitalized after developing fever, diarrhea and swollen lymph nodes between mid-June and mid-July.
• At least one infection was traced to a tick bite during forestry work while two others have undetermined transmission sources.
• The Robert Koch Institute recorded two new cases in the week of July 21–27, bringing the city’s total to four confirmed infections.
• The RKI has issued warnings about the potential for deliberate pathogen release and instituted weekly surveillance and biosecurity measures.