Mount Cotton mum Desiree Bird urges people to watch for ticks after daughter is hospitalised

By Jordan Crick
November 14 2019 - 2:00pm
TICK: Ms Bird feared the worst when swelling began to spread down her daughter's face.

A MOUNT Cotton mother whose four-year-old daughter was hospitalised after a tick bite last month is urging others to be vigilant as warm weather sets in and the parasites proliferate.

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