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Hannah Kane & Catherine Murphy

Symptoms of deadly virus that could reach UK after spreading across Europe

A deadly virus is "likely" to reach the UK after it has spread across Europe, health experts are warning.

MirrorOnline reports Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), has 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".

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