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France travel warning over outbreak of deadly infection

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

Wounded

61

Date

July 31, 2023

What happened

French health officials say the country has seen a surge in the number of people being admitted to hospital with tick-borne encephalitis, with cases appeared to be particularly high in the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region and the country has seen a huge surge in cases in recent months, with the hospitalisation rate now at 94%.

Where it happened

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