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New look at vaccine to combat Lyme disease in France

Continuing research has published promising results in ‘antibody vaccine’ method

Ticks carrying Crimean-Congo fever found in France for first time

No human cases have yet been detected but health authorities warn that the virus could spread due to climate change. It is already in Spain

Lyme disease: Researchers work on a vaccine to reduce danger of ticks

In the last six years, more than 72,000 tick bites have been reported in France

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France’s new tick tracker: See if people have been bitten near you

A new map shows the areas of France where people are most likely to report tick bites

French health experts fear spread of potentially deadly tick

A national surveillance system should be put in place to monitor the Hyalomma tick, they say. Deaths have been recorded in Spain from a condition caused from a bite

Lyme disease in France: Official advice on how to avoid a tick bite

Up to 20% of ticks in France are infected with Lyme. Here is the official advice on how to avoid a bite and infection

Lyme disease: How to minimise risk of ticks in your garden in France

There are a few key steps that homeowners and gardeners can take to reduce the risk of ticks and disease-spreading bites in rural areas

MAP: See the areas of France that suffer most from ticks

Researchers have compiled data to work out where ticks are most likely to be in a bid to raise awareness of Lyme disease

Lyme disease: Number of people bitten by a tick rising in France

Not all ticks can cause the disease but we explain where Lyme is most common and how to prevent bites

More risk of Lyme disease from ticks in east France than in Brittany

The latest figures show that increased numbers of ticks in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are carriers, while Brittany and Normandy are among the less-affected areas

Where in France you are most at-risk from Lyme disease ticks

An initiative to track and stop the spread of pathogenic ticks found forest areas are the most likely locations but that more people are also being bitten in their gardens

Mediterranean tick expands territory in south of France

The tick, known as hyalomma marginatum , is increasingly common in France researchers in Montpellier have found. It can transmit a virus that causes hemorrhagic fever, although few cases have been recorded in Western Europe so far.

France warned to avoid ticks as warmer weather arrives

France is being warned about how to avoid tick bites, as the insects have been spotted spreading across the country already due to a mild few weeks and rising temperatures.

French doctors told to ‘take tick bites seriously’

France's top health agency, the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), has recognised that serious forms of Lyme disease from tick bites must be treated even if officially undiagnosed as patients otherwise face severely debilitating health effects.

Ticks

New look at vaccine to combat Lyme disease in France

Ticks carrying Crimean-Congo fever found in France for first time

Lyme disease: Researchers work on a vaccine to reduce danger of ticks

France’s new tick tracker: See if people have been bitten near you

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