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Urgent holiday warning as cases of deadly disease soar in France

FRANCE has issued an urgent holiday warning to Brit tourists as cases of a deadly disease hit new highs in the country.

Holidaymakers are being told to watch out for tick-borne encephalitis – which can lead to meningitis.

The rare but potentially fatal disease currently has a 94 per cent hospitalisation rate in France, health chiefs warned.

Some 61 cases were found to have been caught in France – and those travelling to the country for their summer holidays have been told to take action by Public Health France.

The Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region is facing a surge in cases – with the Haute-Savoie area of the Alps now reporting the highest number of cases in the last two years.

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