Tick-borne Encephalitis -- United Kingdom
An infectious disease that can harm the brain and is spread to people by tick bites has been identified in ticks in the UK for the 1st time. Public Health England (PHE) says it has confirmed cases of tickborne encephalitis virus in ticks from 2 parts of England -- Thetford Forest and an area on the Hampshire-Dorset border. PHE says the risk to people is still "very low". It is monitoring the situation to check how common the infected ticks may be.
A tick is a tiny, spider-like creature that
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