Potentially deadly tick-borne parasite found in UK
by PA Media from Environment | The Guardian on (#4VD91)
B venatorum, which causes flu and jaundice in humans, identified in sheep in north-east Scotland
Concerns have been raised after a potentially deadly tick-borne parasite was found in the UK for the first time.
The organism - named B venatorum - causes babesiosis, an animal disease recognised as an emerging infection in humans.
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