Tick-borne encephalitis identified in the UK
Public Health England has confirmed cases of tick-borne encephalitis in two parts of the UK – Thetford forest and an area on the Dorset–Hampshire border.
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A peek behind the paper – Lola Stamm on the prevention of tick-borne diseases
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology editorial, entitled ‘Tick-borne diseases on the rise: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’, as we ask the author about the increasing prevalence of these diseases and what can be done to prevent them.
UK Lyme disease cases could be three-times higher than previous estimates
Research suggests that in the UK, new cases of tick-borne Lyme disease could be three-times higher than previous estimates, possibly exceeding 8000 cases in 2019.
Could an mRNA vaccine be protective against emerging tick-borne viruses?
An mRNA-based vaccine has been demonstrated to protect against Powassan virus in mice, in addition to also conferring protection against the more distantly related Langat virus.