We’d love for you to take part in our Be Tick Aware Campaign activities during Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May! Our campaign aims to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites and how to safely remove ticks. We also explain the importance of early treatment for people who become […]
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LDUK Trustee and Press and Community Outreach Manager, Julia Knight, has recently accepted a position on a key NIHR Public Advisory Panel. This panel brings together volunteers to give their thoughts on a range of studies focused on emerging and zoonotic infections. Julia Knight Julia’s expertise in tick-borne diseases and […]
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The Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2025 outlines the threat of tick-borne disease within the UK and considers how climate change could influence the risk. The report confirms that Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., the causative agent of Lyme disease, is still the most common UK vector-borne disease. Approximately 1,500 laboratory confirmed […]
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Some potentially hopeful news emerged this week in the Lyme disease community as the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) website has included Lyme disease in a list of diseases that can lead to lingering, chronic symptoms. Although there is still a long way to go, hopefully this is […]
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Thank you for your interest in our annual Be Tick Aware campaign for schools! 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 take part! What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is […]
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Today is International Women’s Day; a global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. On this special day, Lyme Disease UK would like to recognise the female members of our online community, who make up a staggering 78% of our numbers! This high percentage is reflective […]
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On 18th – 21st August 2020, Diane and Dawn from Rothley Park Golf Club will be cycling 150 miles from Whitehaven in Cumbria to Tyemouth in Tyne and Wear to raise money for Lyme Disease UK, which is the chosen charity of the Lady Captain, Jenny Piecha, at the golf […]
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If you are affected by this story you can call the Samaritans for free on 116123 or for children and young people and anyone concerned about them, the Professional Suicide Prevention Service Hopeline (PAPYRUS) on 0800 068 41 41 TV presenter Caroline Flack died this month. It triggered something very […]
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A new paper entitled, ‘Knowledge and Uncertainty in Lyme Disease Detection: An Evidence-Based Activism Research Study in the UK,’ has emerged in the journal Critical Public Health following research conducted by Professor Alex Faulkner at the University of Sussex and the patient organisation Lyme Research UK, led by Kate Bloor. […]
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It is no lie or exaggeration to say that Christmas can be a very daunting time. There is so much to think about, to balance and to sort out and this is not easy when your mind is in a fog. With the long preparation time, it can seem endless. […]
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