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They’re hard to spot, they’re hungry and they’re spreading disease from the Highlands to urban parks: a special report on the increasing threat posed by ticks
By Ethan Ennals for The Mail On Sunday
GPs are failing to spot the early signs of Lyme disease, an infection spread through tick bites that is on the rise in the UK, experts warn. Early diagnosis allows treatment with anti-biotics.
NHS data in 2020 shows that more than 135 cases of antibiotic-resistant infections were being detected in hospitals every day - a rise of about 30 per cent over five years.