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Why are farmers more at risk of contracting Lyme Disease?

Research from Lyme Resource Centre said 60% of people who had been bitten by ticks in 2024 were exposed in fields, woodland and farmland

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Moredun said factors that are contributing to the increase include a change in climate, with more wetter summers and milder winters, a reduction in sheep dipping in some areas and an increase in deer numbers which offer a host for ticks.
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Moredun said factors that are contributing to the increase include a change in climate, with more wetter summers and milder winters, a reduction in sheep dipping in some areas and an increase in deer numbers which offer a host for ticks.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø are at an increased risk of contracting Lyme Disease from infected ticks, new research has found. The Moredun Foundation, which provides information and advise about livestock diseases, has...

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