Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 79.9 to int loses precision in /home/cxvps542/visegrad24.info/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 85

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 79.9 to int loses precision in /home/cxvps542/visegrad24.info/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 87

Deprecated: Constant FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING is deprecated in /home/cxvps542/visegrad24.info/wp-content/plugins/wpseo-news/classes/meta-box.php on line 59

Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the wordpress-seo domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/cxvps542/visegrad24.info/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114
Three UK Patients Contract Fatal Tick Virus
Fastest News Updates around the World

Three UK Patients Contract Fatal Tick Virus

153

- Advertisement -

Health officials have warned that the deadly infection, spread by tick bites, has been detected for the first time in several parts of the UK.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed three cases of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection in patients in Yorkshire, Norfolk and on the Dorset-Hampshire border.

Further tick tests across the country showed that the disease, which has hitherto been most prevalent in parts of Europe and Asia, is now circulating in the UK, where experts have warned that “TBEV is unlikely to go away.”

A surveillance program was set up, with the NHS requiring that samples from suspected cases be sent to the UKHSA.

Public health officials say the risk is low but urge pedestrians to take precautions and seek medical attention if they become ill after being bitten.

UKSA’s Dr Helen Calabi said: “While the risk to the general public is very low, it is important that people take precautions to protect themselves from tick bites, such as covering their ankles and legs, using insect repellant and checking clothing. and body for ticks, especially when in contact with ticks. Visiting areas with tall grass, such as forests, swamps and gardens.

The virus usually causes mild flu-like symptoms, but can lead to severe central nervous system infections such as meningitis or encephalitis.

More severe cases may include high fever with headache, neck stiffness, confusion, or altered consciousness.

It is believed that infected ticks may have been brought to the UK by migratory birds.

Scientists suspected the virus entered the UK in 2019 after two cases, but testing difficulties mean this cannot be confirmed.

Now the first confirmed local case of TBEV has been identified in a man bitten by a tick in Yorkshire.

According to a study presented at the European Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark, another potential human case has been identified in the Loch Erne region of Scotland.

Vaccines can provide protection, but only for a limited time, and there is no cure.

The virus occurs naturally in some ticks and is transmitted to humans by a bite (only if the tick is infected), usually on bare hands and feet while walking in bushes.

Source: Daily Mail

Leave a Reply

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More