Where are the ticks? To better prevent Lyme disease and understand how ticks work, a pathogen-carrying tick distribution map identifies the areas most affected by tick bites. It is proposed by the ...

However, some areas are at higher risk of housing infected ticks, explains Julia Knight, press and community outreach officer at Lyme Disease UK. “Ticks are endemic throughout the UK and ...

What are the symptoms and how can it be treated? - Lyme Disease UK has warned that the disease is on the rise in the UK ...

It’s not just the bites that are worrisome; these ticks carry with them the silent threat of Lyme disease ... in England and Wales (reaching as high as 8-10 per cent in some areas).

Ticks, which are small eight-legged parasites that feed on the blood of mammals and birds, can carry and pass Lyme disease on to humans. The insects can be found all over the UK, but are most common ...

as they have been earmarked as high-risk areas for the disease. How common is it? It is estimated that there are 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of Lyme disease in England and Wales each year.