Send us a tick

25 08 2025

Have Hyalomma ticks reached Poland? We want to find out. If you spot a tick, carefully remove it and send it to: Department of Eco-epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Street, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.

By taking part in the project, you will gain knowledge about ticks and learn which species attack you and your animals. Your contribution may help prevent the spread of tick-borne diseases.

Adult female Hyalomma ticks are four times larger than the most common ticks in Poland. Their bodies range in color from reddish-brown to almost black. They move quickly and actively seek out their hosts. In the past, when carried here from exotic countries, they would die due to low temperatures and high humidity. Today, due to global warming, they can survive. They transmit, among others, the virus that causes hemorrhagic fever, with a human fatality rate of 10–60%.

 

In the photo: the smallest is the common tick, the medium one is the meadow tick, and the largest is the Hyalomma.

Photo: Maciek Jaźwiecki / Forum

More information: https://narodowekleszczobranie.pl/pl