An urgent health warning has been issued for - what has been described as - the current biggest threat to public health over new cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Symptoms of the virus are spreading across Europe - and it's 'highly likely' to reach UK, reports The Mirror.
Experts say it could reach our shores after breakouts in Iraq and Namibia. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), has also caused two reported deaths in Pakistan - with several cases reported in Spain. Last week, insiders speaking to Parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee revealed it was "highly likely" there could soon be cases in the UK.
During the hearing, James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, said CCHF could find its way to the UK "through our ticks, at some point".
