
Kevin Slater, 48, of Holme-on-Spalding Moor struck down with Lyme Disease after being bitten by a ti
Source: www.yorkpress.co.uk
A FATHER-of-two from East Yorkshire told today how he fell seriously ill after being bitten by a tick while walking in the Lake District.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) Sgt. Robert Gordon dies after being infected by a tick bite.
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Afghanistan the U.S. military officials sent a medical team to a remote outpost. of the U.S. Army after a soldier in the unit died from an what turned out to Hemorrhagic fever.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) And now the nationals pick up on the story
Source: www.express.co.uk
UK News :: Forget hospital, mum takes son to the vet's - Breaking news from around the UK

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) Toddler from Bolton with tick under his skin is treated by a VET! Another reason why awareness is so important. I wonder how long it will be before we stop seeing headlines like this one.
Source: www.thisislancashire.co.uk

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) Thanks to Peter Wedderburn for raising awareness amongst pet owners.
Source: blogs.telegraph.co.uk
There's a simple reason why there are unlikely to have been any victims of vampires over Halloween: there's no such thing as a vampire. Despite the concerns of some Christian groups, Halloween is just ...

Nicky
Just wanted to say many thanks for the ultra speedy delivery of the O'Tom Tick Twister that I ordered online on Tuesday evening - it arrived this morning!
This one is going to be a gift so the information leaflet that you included is also greatly appreciated :-)

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) Tests continue on Haywood Oaks near Blidworth after 4 dogs died and 14 were taken ill, following their being exercised in the woodland. Natural England have ruled out chemical poisons and remain confident that it is a natural occurring phenomena caused by ticks or mites.
Source: www.mansfield103.co.uk
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Source: www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
A FATHER-of-two is seriously ill with the potentially life-threatening Lyme Disease after being bitten by a blood-sucking parasite while in the Lake District.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) This is a wonderful illustration of nature's tick-control strategies
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A photographer has captured the moment a bird fed on ticks inside a giraffe's mouth in Ndutu, in Tanzania.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) As well as our awareness-ribbon lapel pins, we now have "Ticks Can Make You Sick" wrist bands. This is a great way to introduce people to the subject of tick-borne disease. Unfortunately, they are currently only available in the UK but we hope to make them available for the Republic of Ireland very soon.
Source: www.bada-uk.org
BADA-UK has organised a Tick Prevention Week, to raise awareness of the danges of tick bites and the diseases that may result from them

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) Although this report focuses on Rhode Island, it's something that should be considered throughout areas where human Babesiosis occurs.
Source: www.eurekalert.org
Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. It can also be transmitted through a blood transfusion from an infected but otherwise asymptomatic blood donor. ...

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) It was good to see Lyme disease get an, all be it fleeting, mention on Doc Martin tonight on ITV1. The widow of a recently deceased sheep farmer was having hallucinations that her dead husband was with her. Doc Martin recognised her bull's-eye rash and her neurological symptoms.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) What a great idea!
Source: www.yaledailynews.com
For people who have never picked a nose other than their own, two new exhibitions at the Peabody Museum will teach the curious visitor how properly to swab a nostril.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK) Our team at the Robin Hood Game & Country Show had an interesting weekend, even though it was pretty quiet on the first day. As usual, the public were interested to learn about the infections ticks can carry and a couple of organisations wish to book BADA-UK representatives to give presentations next year.
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