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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

Chris Brayford
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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.

Farmers 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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