Europe, Africa and the Middle East are beginning to see cases of a serious disease spread by ticks.
A health warning has been sent around by scientists on the disease, which may be accelerated by climate change, according to expert analysis thus far, The Mirror reports.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) as it is named has recently been detected in Iraq and Namibia.
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Two deaths have been reported in Pakistan from the disease.
It is "highly likely" it could reach the UK and Ireland, according to insiders speaking to Parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee last week.
During the hearing, James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, said CCHF could make its way "through our ticks at some point".
It happens through Nairovirus, a condition that is spread by ticks and as stated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), one that has kills between 10 and 40 percent of those with it.
It is normally found in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and in Asia, reports the Express.
Speaking about the disease, Ali Mirazimi, a virologist at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, said in an April interview with Modern Diplomacy that the ticks were "moving up through Europe due to climate change, with longer and drier summers".
Spain has already noted some instances of the disease.
WHO listed CCHF among the nine "priority diseases" it has, in a system that highlights the biggest public health risks.
Headaches, high fever, back and joint pain, stomach ache and vomiting are some of the symptoms.
In severe cases, WHO says, jaundice, mood swings and sensory perception could occur.
Iraq was hit strongly by it last year, with 212 incidents recorded between January 1 and May 22.
Of those, 169 were reported between April and May alone.
Agence France-Presse added in May that almost 100 additional cases - and 13 deaths - were so far in 2023 attributed to the toll in Iraq.
