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Campers warned about tick bites

(BBC 02/06/2009)

Campers planning to holiday under canvas in the Highlands have been warned about the risk of contracting serious illness from tick bites. The Tick Alert campaign group said there were 285 cases of Lyme disease in Scotland last year, compared with only three recorded cases in 1999. It also warned people holidaying abroad that Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) is now endemic in 27 countries. Camping and outdoor activities increase the risk of being bitten by ticks.

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Tick disease plea to moor users

(BBC 27/05/2009)

People going camping or walking on the North York Moors are being urged to take precautions to prevent them being bitten by ticks. The Health Protection Agency said in 2008 there was an increase in cases of Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection. It said the moors was one of several areas which tended to be more affected. Wendy Fox, who was left paralysed after being diagnosed with Lyme disease in 1993, urged people not to take the subject lightly.

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Planning a trip outdoors when the weather warms up?

(Health Protection Agency 20/05/2009)

If you intend to make the most of the great outdoors at home or abroad during late spring and summer make sure you go prepared and are aware of the risk of tick bites. According to provisional figures just released by the Health Protection Agency, there was a slight increase to 813 reported cases of Lyme disease in 2008, compared with 794 cases reported in England and Wales for 2007. As in previous years, the majority of cases were acquired in the UK.

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Lyme Disease

(BBC 08/11/2008)

'I found my own diagnosis on the net'

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