Victoria Stellas from Anglesey suffered memory loss and seizures after a tick bite on a Greek holiday in 2019 led to tick-borne encephalitis and a six-week coma. She now takes 18 tablets daily and advocates for TBE vaccination awareness, sharing her story with students.
Myfanwy Webb regrets a missed opportunity to diagnose her son Jeremy's tick-induced mammalian meat allergy (MMA) after his 2022 death, the first known globally. An inquest ruled his fatal anaphylaxis was triggered by MMA, prompting warnings from scientists about the condition's unexpected and deadly threat.
A 15-year-old in Australia died from tick-induced mammalian meat allergy (MMA), the first known death globally. His mother, Myfanwy Webb, regrets a missed diagnosis and now campaigns for awareness and improved treatment protocols for the condition, which is linked to tick bites.
