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UK tick warning as two people hospitalised after contracting rare infections

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Two people are receiving treatment in hospital after contracting extremely rare tick-borne infections.Public Health England (PHE) confirmed that a case of babesiosis has been diagnosed for the first time in the UK, and a probable case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) - the second ever diagnosis of its kind in Britain.Babesiosis is caused by a parasite which infects red blood cells whilst TBE is a viral infection that affects the central nervous system.Health officials have warned Brits to look out for ticks in green spaces this summer, and have advised on the appropriate action if you suffer a tick bite.However the risk to the general public is very low.Most people with babesiosis will have either no symptoms or mild symptoms of infection.

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