Run tick-aware

– Advice for runners from Lyme Disease Action From veteran marathon runners to recreational joggers, from people who run in urban parks to those who prefer to take more extreme routes, charity Lyme Disease Action asks all runners to be tick-aware when out and about this spring and summer. Caused by the bite of an […]

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World Health Day and Lyme disease – the UK’s most common vector-borne human infection

7 April is World Health Day and this year’s theme is vector-borne diseases with the campaign’s motto ‘Small Bite: Big Threat’. To many, this will conjure up thoughts of Malaria, Dengue or West Nile Virus but, in the UK, Lyme disease should come to mind – the UK’s most common vector-borne human infection. Lyme disease, […]

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A spring ‘ticklist’

With the topic for this year’s World Health Day (7 April) being vector-borne diseases and with spring on the horizon – ticks peak in population from April to October – charity Lyme Disease Action clears up some of the most common misconceptions surrounding Lyme disease, and issues a useful ticklist of things to remember to […]

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LDA questions the role of deer in the spread of Lyme disease

Today, the BBC reported on a new study suggesting that a large deer cull would bring a number of environmental benefits (read article). However, the overall role of deer in Lyme disease is unclear, says charity Lyme Disease Action. Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick […]

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Get your tick facts straight as BADA’s Tick Bite Prevention Week looms

With Tick Bite Prevention Week[1](24-30 March) – organised and funded by charity BADA-UK – on the horizon, UK-registered charity Lyme Disease Action rules out some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding tick-borne Lyme disease. Do ticks exist in central London and other cities? Surely I have to be somewhere rural to be at risk? Lyme disease […]

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Walk tick-aware, advice from Lyme Disease Action

Walk tick-aware, advice from Lyme Disease Action – Take steps to avoid ticks whilst walking this year Walking – a resolution for 2013 or an ongoing interest? Either way, spare a thought for ticks as you don walking boots and traipse the countryside this year. From city strolls – complete with picnic in the park […]

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Research Priority Survey Launches

UK-registered charity Lyme Disease Action has launched a second survey, the next step in finding out what we do and don’t know about the treatment and diagnosis of often-misdiagnosed Lyme disease. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research, the James Lind Alliance has been working with the charity Lyme Disease Action to document the […]

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Watch out for ticks in these green and pleasant lands

– A warning from charity Lyme Disease Action to all country sports fans With the shooting season almost fully underway in the UK, country sports enthusiasts up and down the country will be getting ready to enjoy the great outdoors. Whatever the activity – be it shooting, fishing or riding – sporting aficionados are likely to […]

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Invitation to attend LDA conference July 21st

UK charity Lyme Disease Action  invites you to attend the 2012 Tick Borne Diseases Conference in Carlisle on July 21st 2012. Why should you attend? Lyme disease is little-known about amongst consumers or the medical profession, yet is prevalent in many areas of the UK – from countryside to urban parks and gardens. Difficult to […]

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Long lead summer release

Staying put for summer doesn’t always mean you’ll stay safe – Charity Lyme Disease Action warns UK holidaymakers to be aware of ticks this summer Even if you’re neither patriotic nor sporty, many of us will be tempted to spend parts of the summer in the UK, joining in with Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Olympic […]

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