Warning to Brits heading across the channel as cases of ‘brain swelling bug’ double

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Warning to Brits heading across the channel as cases of ‘brain swelling bug’ double – x signs to watch for

CASES of a deadly brain swelling bug that is spread to humans by tick bites have more than doubled in Switzerland, new figures have revealed.

Infection rates have increased over the past five years, which the health body said was due to milder springs and winters. In Switzerland, the entire Central Plateau, the Alpine foothills, and canton Ticino are now considered high-risk areas for tick bites.

 

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