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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

Brits may need another vaccine for new virus as UK gets warmer, expert warns

A dangerous tick borne virus - new to the UK - could become more widespread as summers get hotter and may lead to vaccines being needed, an expert has warned.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs are currently investigating the spread of tick borne encephalitis (TBEV).

It was first detected in Britain in Norfolk in 2019, and has since been found in Hampshire/Dorset and Yorkshire, where the first human case was confirmed last year.

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