Walks in the forest and in the natural corners of Douaisis: watch out for ticks!

It didn’t take long for the critters lurking in the grasses to grab hold of their host. Taking advantage of a family stroll on Wednesday in the Marchiennes forest, two ticks as big as pinheads went “underground” into the home of this couple from Flinois, clinging to the left thigh of their 13-year-old son . It was after getting out of his shower a few hours later that the teenager noticed. After a call to the medical regulation, and a visit in the evening to the Douai Medical Guardhouse, the two mites were able to be removed thanks to a tick …

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