Climate change is 'likely' to increase the activity and distribution of ticks in the UK, which could lead to a rise in Lyme disease cases, according to the UK Health Security Agency . A potentially warmer and more humid climate is expected to result in ticks - which can infect humans with Lyme disease - being more active.
He said 'as climate warms in the UK in the coming decades, species that are not normally found in the UK might suddenly appear'. 'If there are more people exposed to ticks, we are likely to see more cases of Lyme disease in the future,' he added. Laura Edwards, 34, was diagnosed with the disease in late 2019, after being 'very very sick'.
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