A POTENTIALLY fatal virus that can leave victims paralysed has been detected in Britainfor the first time, the UK Health Security Agency said.
Health officials said they found West Nile virus, which is usually limited to Africa, the Middle East and SouthAsia, in mosquitos on UK shores.
The bug, which mostly spreads to people through critter bites, can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about 1 in 150 people who are infected, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
UKHSA bosses are now racing to contain any potential spread of the virus but insist the risk to the public is low.
