https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A simple antibiotic cream has proven highly effective in the fight against Lyme disease, a serious tick-transmitted illness on the rise across Europe, Austrian researchers said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20161220/a-promising-treatment-for-lymes-disease Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:23:44 +0100 a-promising-treatment-for-lymes-disease Medical experts are warning that this year ticks are particularly active in Austria, due to the winter having been the second warmest on record. https://www.thelocal.at/20160520/tick-warning-for-austria-after-mild-winter Fri, 20 May 2016 12:13:38 +0200 tick-warning-for-austria-after-mild-winter As we approach peak tick season scientists in Styria say that although the tick population in the province has increased after the recent damp and warm weather, the number of cases of tick borne encephalitis (TBE) infections has decreased. https://www.thelocal.at/20140709/tbe-cases-fall-in-styria-with-warmer-springs Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:11:00 +0200 tbe-cases-fall-in-styria-with-warmer-springs