Health, pathogens and disease spread

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Question 5

A study monitored the occurrence of Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a viral disease spread by ticks, in Germany.

Table 1: Number of reported cases of Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Germany

Year	Number of cases of TBE in humans
2010	260
2020	712

Explain why there has been an increase in the number of cases of TBE in humans in Germany.

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