The LDA press office creates awareness of Lyme disease through the media. We can arrange interviews with trustees and volunteers and provide case studies and images, as well as factual information.

LDA is accredited to the PIF Tick, which has replaced NHS England’s Information Standard.

Basic information

Our Fact sheet provides you with the essential background information with text that can safely be used in an article –

  • Charity information and contacts
  • Lyme disease and symptoms
  • Where ticks are found
  • How a ticks should be removed
  • How Lyme disease is diagnosed
  • How it is treated – link to NICE Guideline
  • How it can be prevented

Latest releases

LDA issues press releases either about specific events, or to coincide with risky times of year for tick bites. If you would like to be on the distribution list for these releases, please contact the press team.

Images

We can provide a range of high quality images including high-res versions of ticks and rashes. We should be very grateful if you would credit Lyme Disease Action when you use these.

Case studies

Please get in touch if you would like to be put in touch with a Lyme disease case study and we will do our best.

Contact

To get in touch, please contact the LDA press office on our press email address.