mikench
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I was reading about the spread of ticks within the Uk because of the increasing deer population. I don't think I've ever come across them either personally or affecting my dogs.
However a tick borne form of encaphalitis virus has been discovered in the New Forest and at least 2 people have been diagnosed with it but survived. We must have wild deer roaming free in my neck of the woods and certainly in places like Tatton Park, but I've never seen one. Be careful is the message.
The virus has been found in Europe, Scandinavia and Asia but never before in the U.K.
However a tick borne form of encaphalitis virus has been discovered in the New Forest and at least 2 people have been diagnosed with it but survived. We must have wild deer roaming free in my neck of the woods and certainly in places like Tatton Park, but I've never seen one. Be careful is the message.
The virus has been found in Europe, Scandinavia and Asia but never before in the U.K.