A new virus, dubbed wetland virus (WELV), has been discovered in China that can spread to humans through tick bites, causing neurological disease in some cases, according to media reports.
The virus was first identified in a 61-year-old patient in Jinzhou city in June 2019, who fell ill five days after being bitten by ticks in Inner Mongolia's wetlands. The patient experienced fever, headache and vomiting, with symptoms resistant to antibiotics, according to a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
