Disease-carrying ticks surviving to adulthood in UK

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Oct, 01:07 · Archive

Disease-carrying ticks are surviving into adulthood in the UK due to heatwaves, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Disease-carrying ticks are surviving into adulthood in the UK because of heatwaves, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The ticks remain rare but health officials are starting to detect them more frequently than previously.

The warming climate appears to be extending the survival rates of ticks that can carry disease, prompting increased monitoring from UK health authorities.

Disease-carrying ticks surviving to adulthood in UK — Image: Bournemouth Echo

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Disease-carrying ticks surviving into adulthood in UK due to heatwavesBournemouth Echo · 3 Oct, 00:01
Disease-carrying ticks surviving into adulthood in UK due to heatwavesDorset Echo · 3 Oct, 00:01

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