All you need to know about Lyme disease and the danger of tick bites
With the weather warming up, many of us are eager to get outside to enjoy Sussex’s green spaces - but people are being urged to be vigilant of tick bites.
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It’s also important to know what to do if bitten by a tick to prevent further cases of Lyme disease this year.
There are around 3,000 new cases each year in England and Wales, according to Public Health England.
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Hide AdCases may be up to three times higher than estimated as this figure is based on positive blood test results and excludes all clinical diagnoses of Lyme disease, including people diagnosed based on the presence of a Lyme disease rash.