Experts have sent an urgent message to the British public about the presence of a virus that could hit the country soon.

FOR the first time, a deadly brain swelling disease has been detected in British patients with no travel history – which ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has now been confirmed in locally acquired human cases in the U.K., with evidence of ...

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) spreads through tick bites, similar to Lyme disease, and has the potential to cause serious ...

Tick borne encephalitis is usually spread to people who have travelled abroad to other parts of Europe, as well as China and ...

Retrospective evaluation of medical history and 3635 anti-TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) serologies during the years 2003–2008 indicates that childhood TBE is characterized by vague symptoms.

As per a publication in Advances in Virus Research, tick-borne encephalitis, caused by flaviviruses, primarily affects the central nervous system, leading to inflammation of the brain (encephalitis).

They are studying five viruses that represent the major subgroups of flaviviruses and alphaviruses, including West Nile, tick-borne encephalitis, dengue, chikungunya and Venezuelan equine encephalitis ...

"Ticks are considered medically important arthropods as they can vector a number of tick-borne diseases to people ... but ticks can also spread equine encephalitis to people and pets as well ...

Experts have warned that the virus TBE, transmitted by ticks, has begun to spread locally in the UK – the virus can cause ...