This online seminar took place on Thursday 18 August 2022. Dr Monica Embers offered an insight into her research program into Lyme disease at Tulane National Primate Research Center. By transmitting Lyme disease to mice and nonhuman primates by tick, and studying the natural course of infection, Dr Embers’ group […]
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Lyme Disease UK were thrilled to be invited back to the annual Bushcraft Show, an amazing 3 day outdoors event, which this year took place in the grounds of Stanford Hall, Lutterworth in Leicestershire. This year was exceptional because our Press and Community Outreach Manager, Julia Knight, was invited to […]
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We are delighted to announce our runners for the Great North Run, which is taking place 11th September 2022! Our fabulous five runners are Karrie Hughes-Hill and her husband Gareth Hill, James Herbert, Paul Collyer and Alex Hamlin! Read about our runners below and why they’ve chosen to support LDUK […]
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Our Press and Community Outreach Manager, Julia Knight, was delighted to be invited to give a tick awareness talk via Zoom to the 5th Rayleigh Scout Group in June. Organised by their leader, Jo Garnett, it was a very well attended and lively session with lots of excellent questions asked […]
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Last week, we bid farewell to Lyme Disease UK’s #WakeUptoLyme 2022 awareness campaign in aid of #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth! And guess what? It was our most successful campaign yet! It set itself apart from previous years by the immense support we received – from members of the public, pharmacies, politicians, outdoors groups, […]
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Julia Knight, Press and Community Outreach Manager, LDUK was very pleased to be invited to present a #WakeUpToLyme awareness talk to members of Walx, a nationwide walking club that focuses on fitness, wellness and fun. The session was very well attended with lots of questions asked after the presentation. A […]
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A huge thank you to Georgia Chisnall for running the Brighton Marathon last month, raising vital funds for LDUK. Georgia chose to support LDUK as her mum, Lori has suffered with Lyme disease for over 14 years, since Georgia was just nine years old. It took more than seven years […]
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, which means we’re launching our annual Wake Up To Lyme campaign! Following the lifting of Covid restrictions, this year we’re excited to be running the campaign both online and offline for the first time in three years! Our campaign aims to raise awareness on […]
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Want to see your local landmark lit up in green for Lyme Disease Awareness Month? Please take part in #LightUpForLyme! In May 2019 we had a total of 18 iconic landmarks light up across the UK for Lyme disease awareness. The Spinnaker Tower, The Tyne Bridge and Blackpool Tower, to […]
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Tick Bite Prevention Week takes place in March each year and with this topic in mind, we would like to make the exciting announcement that our campaign partner for Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2022 will be Botanic Protect – a tick repellent solution! There are many ways to take precautions […]
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