More tick-borne diseases so far in 2020 than in entire 2019

Ljubljana, 5 August - Ticks in Slovenian forests seem to be particularly active this year. The National Public Health Institute (NIJZ) has received almost 4,500 reports of infections with Lyme disease and some 110 reports of infections with tick-borne encephalitis so far, more cases than in the entire 2019, show the institute's data.