Lyme disease toolkit

There's a need to increase public awareness of tick-bite prevention measures, appropriate tick removal methods and the symptoms of Lyme disease.

Government and NHS web sites providing useful information on ticks and Lyme disease:

• Public Health England - Lyme disease prevention and the tick surveillance scheme
• Public Health England - Lyme disease signs and symptoms
• NHS - Lyme disease
• Advice from Public Health Wales

Other organisations providing information on ticks and Lyme disease:

• Lyme Disease Action
• NHS Inform - Lyme disease
• NHS Inform - Tick bites

Forestry Commission Scotland has produced a series of educational videos.

• Overview
• What are ticks?
• Avoiding ticks
• Checking for ticks
• Tick removal
• Lyme disease signs and symptoms
• Summary

Veterinary advice

Pet owners are one and a half times more likely to be bitten by a tick than non-pet owners. This risk extends beyond rural areas.

• Vets for pets: How to protect your pet from ticks
• The Spruce Pets: Five things dog owners should know about ticks
• BMJ Journals: What is the risk of tickborne diseases to UK pets?
• Vis-a-Vis Symposiums: Veterinary advice

Information for travellers

• USA Centres for Disease Control (CDC) advice on ticks
• Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
• Ticks worldwide