Lyme Resource Centre

@LymeResourceCtr

A charity dedicated to awareness and furthering knowledge of #Lyme disease and related tick-borne infections #LymeDisease #Ticks #Babesia #Bartonella #OneHealth

Scotland lymeresourcecentre.com Joined August 2019

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Lyme Resource Centre @LymeResourceCtr Apr 2

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Lyme Resource Centre @LymeResourceCtr Mar 30

Embracing the great outdoors – Balancing nature’s benefits with tick bite prevention

We at LRC aim to raise awareness of the risk of tick borne disease whilst encouraging everyone to enjoy the benefits of spending time outdoors!

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#TickBitePreventionWeek

Image shows blue text on white background describing a summary of a blog article on the LRC website discussing the benefits of spending time outdoors whilst protecting yourself against tick bites.

A link to the Lyme Resource Centre website will take the viewer to the blog article.

A graphic on the right of the image shows an adult and child walking through woodland.

Lyme Resource Centre @LymeResourceCtr Mar 29

As many of us head outdoors to enjoy the spring weather and longer days, here are a few reminders about how to reduce your risk of tick bites and Lyme disease

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#TickBitePreventionWeek

Image shows blue text on white background describing steps people should take to reduce their risk of being bitten by a tick.

A link to the Lyme Resource Centre website provides further information about ticks and how to request awareness materials such as leaflets and posters.

A graphic on the right of the image shows the Lyme Resource Centre’s information poster.

Lyme Resource Centre @LymeResourceCtr Mar 28

The UK Health Security Agency Tick Surveillance Scheme was set up in 2005 to map and monitor ticks across the UK, it helps to understand tick distribution and associated risk of exposure to ticks in the UK.

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#TickBitePreventionWeek

Image shows blue text on white background describing the UK Health Security Agency Tick Surveillance Scheme.
A link to the Lyme Resource Centre website provides further information about the tick surveillance scheme.

Lyme Resource Centre @LymeResourceCtr Mar 27

It can be hard to know if you’ve been bitten by a tick.

Ticks can be tiny, their bites are painless & the bite area may not be itchy or painful.

Remove ticks promptly & carefully using a tick removal tool / fine tipped tweezers.

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#TickBitePreventionWeek

Image shows blue text on white background describing actions to take when bitten by a tick.

Three small images on the right show at tick being removed with fine pointed tweezers, image of a tick removal card and one showing tick twister removal tool.
A link to the Lyme Resource Centre website provides a link to buy tick removal tools.