https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Health officials are concerned about a growing number of encephalitis cases in Switzerland caused by tick bites. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200716/swiss-health-authorities-urge-vaccination-against-a-tick-borne-disease Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:42:44 +0200 swiss-health-authorities-urge-vaccination-against-a-tick-borne-disease There was a serious drop in the number of cases of people in Switzerland being infected with tick-born illnesses such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme disease in the first six months of this year, the Swiss health department has reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190722/sharp-fall-in-cases-of-tick-borne-illnesses-in-switzerland Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:30:42 +0200 sharp-fall-in-cases-of-tick-borne-illnesses-in-switzerland Swiss authorities are set to widen the net for vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis after a record year for infections. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181022/call-for-more-vaccinations-after-record-year-for-tick-infections Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:10:49 +0200 call-for-more-vaccinations-after-record-year-for-tick-infections A total of 150 people were diagnosed with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) up to the end of June, Swiss health authorities have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180709/swiss-health-ministry-recommends-vaccination-for-tick-borne-encephalitis Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:07:30 +0200 swiss-health-ministry-recommends-vaccination-for-tick-borne-encephalitis