Home » News » Wenche Tangene (58) was bitten by a tick. And became part of a growing statistic.

Wenche Tangene (58) was bitten by a tick. And became part of a growing statistic.

One afternoon in August 2019, Wenche Tangene’s husband removed a tick that was stuck in her throat. Exactly two weeks later, she became seriously ill.

Wenche Tangene loves walks in the woods and fields. Those who move a lot outdoors in parts of the country are now recommended to consider a vaccine against tick-borne virus.

Wenche Tangene lives in Langesund municipality, Vestfold and Telemark county. Like so many others, she likes to be without nature.

She had been on a long mushroom trip with a friend and felt in very good shape.

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