Tick bites are on the rise in the US and UK. Here’s how to protect yourself
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Key context: <p>Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans</p><p>I won’t go into gory detail about the tick I found latched behind my ear approximately 35 hours after a hike in early June. Suffice it to say, the parasite was well fed, and I was horrified.</p><p>I am far from alone in making such a disgusting discovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency room visits for tick bites have been <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-cdc-data-show-weekly-er-visits-for-tick-bites-higher-than-usual.html">unusually high</a> in the US this year. Thirty-one million Americans are bitten by ticks annually – and the number has been trending up for over a decade. In the UK, ticks appear to be <a href="https://theconversation.com/ticks-are-becoming-a-growing-health-risk-in-the-uk-heres-why-211764">rising</a> in number and species variety.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/jul/21/tick-bites-how-to-protect-yourself">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humansI won’t go into gory detail about the tick I found latched behind my ear approximately 35 hours after a hike in early June. Suffice it to say, the parasite was well fed, and I was horrified.I am far from alone in making such a disgusting discovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency room visits for tick bites have been unusually high in the US this year. Thirty-one million Americans are bitten by ticks annually – and the number has been trending up for over a decade. In the UK, ticks appear to be rising in number and species variety. Continue reading...
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