
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.
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.
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.
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