600% increase for Lyme Disease sufferers in 15 years

Project aims to raise awareness of Lyme Disease

Public Health England estimates the number of new Lyme disease cases each year at around 3,000, while charities say the figure is closer to 15,000.

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A project that looks to help people understand the severity of ticks in the UK launches today.

Experts believe that Ticks are on the rise, and that's why there's been a big increase of Lyme Disease in the UK in the past few years.

A rash like a bullseye appears on the arm of those suffering from Lyme disease Credit: NHS Choices

Public Health England estimates the number of new Lyme disease cases each year at around 3,000, while charities say the figure is closer to 15,000.

Lyme Disease is on the increase: laboratory proven cases have risen from about 200 in the late 1990s, to 1200 in 2013.

Last updated Thu 23 Apr 2015

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