"According to the Punkkilive website, run by the University of Turku and pharmaceutical company Pfizer, over 115,000 tick sightings have already been reported in Finland so far this year. In 2024, the total number of sightings for the entire year was about 62,000."

Is it wise to get the tick vaccination even if you don't live in the risk areas?

by FinnishAlien

10 comments

  3. And they still think it is rare to meet one. It is not. Get a vaccine

  4. Lived my whole life here, never got the vax for me neither for my dog. I THINK ive never been bitten by a tick before, i just check myself and my dog after walking through the forest and ive been able to get them before they bite 💁🏼

  5. I’m a hiker and I find more of these things in Espoo than when I’m out and about – there are plenty of white-tail deer in the city area, and those are a prime target for ticks.

    While the vaccination won’t protect you against Lyme Disease, the most common one, it will prevent TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) which is pretty nasty. The ticks that spread TBE have been beginning more common in recent years.

    Here’s an older post I wrote, but the advice is still relevant today, and might be useful for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/barw9p/ysk_that_spring_is_coming_and_so_are_ticks_heres/

  6. I have been lucky and my dogs have had zero ticks this year, when previously there have been more than few. There have been less rabbits around my neighbourhood than usual this year, maybe it helps

  7. Kill em

    Kill em all

    🔪🥊🎳🏓🔫🗜️🪚🔨⛏️✂️🗡️⚔️💣☢️☣️

  8. Even if you have the vaccine, Lyme disease is no joke. Please monitor the bite area after removal and take it seriously if you develop symptoms.

    I got Lyme disease from a single tick bite (Turku Archipelago) in June, developed the characteristic ring about a week later. Immediately got on antibiotics. The sooner you can be treated, the better.

  9. Doctor here, I have seen the worse cases of tick borne encephalitis, it is truly horrible what those tiny creatures can give you, please get vaccinated.

  10. We should import possums. Not only are they cute but they eat ticks

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