It looks so to us! To highlight the differences we took a poster to the NorthTick 2023 conference held in Inverness on May 30-31st. From what our ticks carry to how UK patients are diagnosed and treated – there are many differences. And it matters. We shall be having discussions with people over the next […]
more...Not all research is useful. Sometimes it duplicates what has already been done. Sometimes the patients studied are too small a group – a study of 100 people might not generate enough data for people to believe the results. But ten studies of 100 people – that’s much better! But only if the data from […]
more...If you go up to the Moor today You may not come home alone, If you’ve been up to the Moor today You’d better check skin and bone, Cos every tick that ever there was Is gathered there for no good because These days are the days the Ticks Are having their picnics. Picnic time […]
more...We reported probable cases of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE) back in 2019, but now it is clear that TBE is definitely in the UK. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain, but the virus doesn’t always cause this – some cases can be mild and some people don’t even notice symptoms. Two new cases have now […]
more...We would like to thank all of you who have supported, and indeed enabled, our work, through your efforts and your donations. We have some useful projects shaping up for 2023 and we shall be seeking your input and participation on those. We hope you and your families have a lovely Christmas. You might like […]
more...As Lucy reported back in our October webinar, after her attendance at the ICLB conference, researchers were talking about a number of advances, but also areas where we need to be progressing. And that’s without going into ticks and their interaction with their hosts and the environment; Borrelia and the interactions with ticks; and then […]
more...Would you like to hear what researchers and doctors were discussing at the recent International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases (ICLB 2022)? Join our webinar on October 20th and hear the inside news. We funded Lucy Delaney, a UK Research Fellow, to travel to Amsterdam and at this webinar we shall be […]
more...On Sunday October 2nd 2022 our runner in this year’s London Marathon will set off on her 26.2 miles. But in the lead up to this, Alice has done some tremendous work and it hasn’t all been pounding the pavements in training! Right from the beginning she has had to persuade people to donate to us […]
more...When, as a patient, you had treatment for Lyme disease, what was the outcome of that treatment? Did you completely recover and return to your normal health or did you still feel unwell in some way? As a GP, when you read the result of a trial of treatment for Lyme disease and it says […]
more...The 16th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-borne Diseases starts today in Amsterdam and we have funded someone to go on our behalf and report back. No-one from LDA was free to attend, though we have attended many international conferences in the past, often being the only UK representatives. Time to get UK […]
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