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TBEV, or tick borne encephalitis, has been confirmed in the UK - here’s what you need to know about the virus including symptoms and staying safe.

The first human case of a potentially deadly infection borne by ticks in the UK has been confirmed. Doctors say the first domestically-acquired case of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has been identified in a man bitten by ticks in the Yorkshire area.

And another probable human case has also been detected in the Loch Earn area of Scotland. Both cases are described in new research due to be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Denmark later this month.

TBEV case confirmed in UK: What you need to know about deadly tick-borne virus - symptoms, how to avoid