Can You Help Tackle Ticks??

Tick Bite Prevention Week runs from the 24th March - 30th March 2013 and the organisers, BADA-UK (a charity dedicated to the prevention of tick-borne diseases) are asking for your help.

Get involved in our first national Walk 'n' Wagathon during Tick Bite Prevention Week and beyond. Individuals, groups (and their dogs) can walk in aid of Tick Bite Prevention by registering with Justgiving. Then you're ready to get walking & wagging and making others 'Tick Aware'! BADA-UK would love to share pictures and news of your walks.

There's lots of tick-avoidance and tick-removal information for people and pets, plus the BADA-UK Walk- 'n' Wagathon 2013 registration, sponsor forms and event badges available at: tickbitepreventionweek.org


Read how Troy, a lively, fit, black Labrador became desperately ill. Tests revealed that Troy had contracted Lyme disease (Borreliosis), transmitted from an infected tick bite. This resulted in inflammation in Troy's joints and, more critically, his heart.

Troy's just one of a growing number of animals that suffers the consequences of tick bites acquired in the UK and abroad. Martin had no idea before Troy's Lyme disease that a tick bite could be so devastating, and he's not the only one.

If you think ticks are only bad news for animals, think again. Around 3,000 people in the UK contracted Lyme disease*(for which there's no vaccine) last year.

The good news is that much of this could be avoided by greater 'tick awareness' and a few simple precautions.

BADA-UK (Borreliosis & Associated Disease Awareness UK) was founded by a group of people who suffer the effects of Lyme disease. The charity is volunteer run and relies on the generosity of fundraisers and donors to continue its vital work in disease prevention.





*Health Protection Agency 2012