Lyme disease

Lyme disease is an infection caused by a group of bacteria transmitted through an infected tick

Lancs surgery issues Lyme disease summer warning

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One in 20 cases of tick-borne diseases can be fatal in dogs.

This is how to protect your dogs from ticks - according to experts

Latest reports show there was more than 1,500 cases of Lyme disease in 2024.

Public warning over tick bites as cases of Lyme Disease surge

Sophie Ward as the tower glowed green from Lyme Disease

Light up Blackpool Tower green for Lyme Disease awareness

A tick bite may look like a bullseye on a dartboard.

Council issues statement to worried residents over 'tick' rumours

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How to avoid contracting Lyme disease from tick bites this summer

The month of May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, but do you know how to check if your pet has ticks and the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to spot ticks in cats and dogs - and symptoms of Lyme disease

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Business boost for Lyme disease campaigner Sophie Ward

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Everything you need to know about the drug that’s being trialled in the US to tr...

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Lyme disease campaigner Sophie Ward sets up travel business to help others suffe...

Sophie (centre) and disco goers pictured at the Abba night

Mamma Mia! What a night for Sophie

Sophie Ward contracted the disease after visiting a panda sanctuary during the Beijing Olympics

Blackpool Tower to go green for Lyme disease

Ticks can spread Lyme's disease to animals and humans (Photo: Shutterstock)

Dog illnesses caused by ticks are on the rise - here’s how to stop your pet gett...

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Former Lancashire champion swimmer struck down by Lyme Disease pens her story
She may look smiling and well in these photos but for Sophie Ward, just getting out of bed every day is agony.
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'I have battled through some tough, dark days where you struggle to find purpose...

Lyme disease is spread through ticks

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Sophie Ward visiting the pandas in Beijing at the age of 14

'A tick bite while visiting pandas in China ruined my life'

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Huge swathes of countryside marked high risk for Lyme disease due to tick infest...

Battle against ‘growing problem of tick bites on dogs’

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