How
would African relapsing fever Borrelia germs get to Britain? Easy
peasy. Live and thrive inside a tick. The tick clings onto a cuckoo,
or a dove, which flies thousands of miles, stops for a rest in the
British Isles, then carries on to Scandinavia. The health authorities
don't test for relapsing fever, only for Lyme type borrelia. Why not?
There is no logical answer.
Migrating birds carry ticks and 'parachute' them into new areas.
