Overview

• Unusually mild winter and warmer temperatures have led to extreme year-round tick activity across Germany, with June surveillance reporting record counts.
• Robert Koch-Institut has designated 183 districts as FSME-risk areas after early spring cases signaled expanded virus circulation.
• Borreliose infections have surged sharply, especially in Saxony where case numbers are climbing above seasonal averages.
• Just 19% of residents in FSME-risk zones are fully vaccinated, prompting Ständige Impfkommission guidance and intensified public health outreach.
• Health agencies advise rapid tick removal, use of protective clothing and repellents, and thorough inspections of children’s hairline, nape and behind the ears to reduce infection risk.