This was reported by the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) based on numbers from Tick Radar.
Most reports from Gelderland
Last year there were 33 percent fewer reports of tick bites than in 2021. Most of the reports came from Gelderland, just like in 2021. 887 reports came from this province.
North Brabant and North Holland ranked second and third with 554 reports and 490 reports.
The greatest danger in Drenthe
In Drenthe, people are most likely to be bitten by ticks, with 75 reports per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Gelderland and Flevoland.
Researchers from RIVM and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) recently set out with a standing group of reporters to gain more information about the 1.5 million tick bites that occur in the Netherlands each year. This permanent group reports each week on how many tick bites they have.
More participants
Lead researchers Kees van den Weijngaard (RIVM) and Arnold van Vliet (WUR) are looking for more participants: “With these reports, we can better identify when the number of tick bites goes up or down. And with more participants, we can make really good data.” about the increase or decrease.
In the Netherlands you can sign Lyme disease connect. Forest ranger Tim has had this disease twice: “I didn’t know this was possible either.”
Where does tick occur?
Ticks can be found all over the country, in forests, parks, highlands, sand dunes or in the garden. They are found mainly near trees or shrubs, in tall grass or among dead leaves. In the Netherlands you can sign Lyme disease connect.
Verification is important
Check your body and clothing for tick bites if you are outside. Ticks can attach anywhere, but they prefer the groin, the backs of the knees, the armpits, the buttocks, the edges of underwear, behind the ears and around the hairline of the neck. Do you have a tick bite? Quickly remove ticks. The longer the tick is in your skin, the more likely it is to transmit pathogens.
to the doctor?
Go to the doctor if you have any of the following complaints after a tick bite:
- Discoloration of the skin at the site of the tick bite, which increases in size. This can appear up to three months after the tick bite.
- Fever and possibly muscle and joint pain, in the first weeks after a tick bite.
- Sometimes joint complaints, skin complaints, neurological complaints, or heart complaints may appear. This can happen if the early symptoms of Lyme disease are not treated with antibiotics. But these complaints are also sometimes the first manifestation of the disease.
source: RIVM
