A duathlete from Cambridge who was taken to hospital with severe brain inflammation has shared what it was like to receive his rare diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis.
Bill Lankford, a 62-year-old retired scientist, began experiencing cold-like symptoms of fatigue, muscle ache and fever in August 2025 after he completed a 50km ultra-distance swim-run across Scandinavia with his wife, Christina Lankford, 60.
