Bugs (like mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas) can spread a number of diseases in the Canary Islands.
Are ticks common in Spain?
In Spain, the period of greatest tick activity is during the months of April to October.
Is there Lyme disease in Spain?
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex spirochetes is one of the tick-borne diseases with high prevalence and social/economic burden in the United States, Spain, and other European countries.
Can you get Lyme disease from Spain?
Where Found. In Europe, Lyme disease is endemic from southern Scandinavia into the northern Mediterranean countries of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece and east from the British Isles into central Russia.
Are there ticks in Lanzarote?
Do Canary Islands have Zika?
According to all usual travel advice sites (travelhealth pro, fitfortravel, CDC) Tenerife is 'green' / low or no risk for zika virus.
What diseases do ticks carry in Spain?
Yes, they are as they can spread the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi to humans which causes Lyme disease. You can also be infected with other dangerous diseases such as Anaplasmosis and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
What country has the highest rate of Lyme disease?
Clusters of countries and subnational regions with high Lyme disease incidence (>100 per 100,000 persons per year) are evident across Eastern, Northern, and Western Europe. Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Switzerland were identified as the countries with the highest national incidence.
Can I drink tap water in Lanzarote?
The tap water in Lanzarote is safe to drink from the mains, but it doesn't taste very good, because it's desalinated sea water. So most people who live here buy large containers of water from the supermarkets with their weekly shopping.