Healthcare professional education is essential, as it will help GPs to diagnose Lyme disease based on clinical symptoms after likely exposure to a tick bite, and pharmacists and nurses to differentiate between a ‘bullseye’ rash indicating Lyme disease and other rashes.

Help us raise £20,000 to run workshops and seminars, and to develop educational materials to support those who care for patients.

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There is no accepted PCR test for Lyme, and we depend on antibody tests which currently miss half of all cases and there are currently no tests for the co-infections.

The consequences of misdiagnosis for patients can be and are often life changing. Help us to raise £50,000 to start pilot studies that can be used to look at optimal
treatment for Lyme.

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Young people participating in outdoor pursuits often require medical care years after exposure to ticks, with ‘mystery illnesses’ turning out to be Lyme disease. Let’s educate young people and their parents through their youth organisations on tick awareness and prevention of Lyme disease.

We are targeting £50,000 to train youth, youth organisations and help prevent the diseases associated with tick bites.

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We hear that Lyme disease is easy to diagnose, easy to treat, and that after two weeks of antibiotics the Lyme bacteria is gone – this
is often not the case. Some patients need longer courses of treatment and combination treatments to treat both the Lyme disease and other co-infections. Help us to raise £50,000 to start
pilot studies that can be used to look at optimal treatment for Lyme.

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We have successfully partnered with councils in Scotland and Ireland to place signs and offer tick
removers in at-risk areas, to warn the public of the risks, and to allow them to safely enjoy the outdoors. 

We need to partner with other councils and outdoor organisations in across the UK and Ireland, and are targeting £100,000 to roll out our signage project in other at-risk areas.

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