Awareness Archives - Lyme Disease UK

A poem for Lyme Disease Awareness Month by patient, Vicky Hamlin

May is Lyme Awareness month where we shout out about Lyme Disease, Raising awareness of an illness that can bring you to your knees, It is spread by a bite from a tiny blood sucking parasite called a tick, That can change your life forever and make you extremely sick, […]

New educational video from Dr Eoin Healy

LDUK would like to say a huge thanks to Dr Eoin Healy, Research Associate at University College Cork (now retired), who has put together another informative video! Dr Healy urges people to be aware of the importance of wearing light and bright coloured clothes to help improve visibility of ticks […]

Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2023 – how to take part

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and every year, Lyme Disease UK runs a national Wake Up To Lyme campaign! Lyme disease is a bacterial infection, usually caused by the bite of an infected tick. Our campaign aims to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites, how to safely […]

A dog wearing a lime green coloured bandana which says LDUK and Wake Up To Lyme in black letters

Wear Lime for Lyme day – take part with your pets

We’re on the countdown to Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May! Every year, we run a national Wake Up To Lyme campaign, which aims to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites and what you should do if you’re bitten. A key date in the diary is Wear Lime […]

Light Up For Lyme 2023

We are on the countdown to Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May! Every year, Lyme Disease UK runs an annual ‘Wake Up To Lyme’ campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the illness, how you can prevent tick bites, and what you should do if you’re bitten. With just two […]

LDUK Presents To Scottish Woodlands’ Health & Safety Committee

Following our recent announcement that Scottish Woodlands has chosen us as their charity of the year, we were thrilled to be invited last month to present to their health and safety committee! Our Press and Community Outreach Manager, Julia Knight, provided the team with an overview of Lyme disease, and […]

Information For School Nurses

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection can spread to humans via the bite of an infected tick. Ticks are most active in early spring and summer but with UK winters becoming warmer and wetter, ticks appear to be active in some parts […]

Wake Up To Lyme Campaign For Schools

Thank you for your interest in our annual ‘Wake Up To Lyme’ campaign for schools! May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and our campaign aims to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites and what you should do if you’re bitten. We would be delighted if your school would […]

Photo of Botanic Protect tick repellent bottle with a springtime background

Discounted Tick Repellent And Removers For Schools

We are delighted to offer a discount on tick repellent and tick removers for schools. One of the most effective ways to prevent tick bites is by applying a repellent. Our campaign partner for 2023 is Botanic Protect, which is a specialist repellent brand dedicated to tick prevention. We would […]

Raising awareness of tick bite prevention at the Forest School Association

Lyme Disease UK’s Press and Community Outreach manager, Julia Knight, was delighted to be invited by the Forest School Association to present a #WakeUpToLyme awareness talk on 19 October! The talk was held in conjunction with Suzanne Higginson from tick repellent company, Botanic Protect: our current campaign partner. It was a great […]

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