Tick Bite Prevention Week (26 March – 1 April)

[scottishquine]

We are running competitions on our Facebook and Twitter pages every day till Friday. First two to answer the questions win a tick twister and mosi guard......check our FB page for the terms and conditions....

[scottishquine]

Xeroshield are doing a online questionnaire about ticks and Lyme disease, the information gathered from this will be shared with BADA-UK so will be of great benefit to us....if you live in Scotland and can spare a few minutes to fill it in that would be great...

On the subject of ticks and Lyme disease, you may be interested to know that a leading Scottish life sciences company called Xeroshield is currently looking for members of the public who live and/or work in Scotland to take five minutes to fill out a simple online survey as part of a major new study.

Xeroshield is exploring the development of a device to remove ticks from humans and pets, combined with a laboratory service for the detection of Lyme disease in ticks collected and immobilised using this device. The study is designed to assess the potential market for such a product and service. But it is also expected to generate valuable data about general awareness of ticks and Lyme disease in Scotland.

The survey asks a series of very straightforward questions about people's own experience of ticks and Lyme disease in Scotland. Xeroshield is keen to hear from anyone who spends long periods of time outdoors for work or leisure and is therefore at higher risk of being bitten by ticks.

At a later stage, Xeroshield also plans to carry out more detailed interviews and focus groups and would be particularly interested to hear from anyone willing to participate in these later this year.

If you live and/or work in Scotland, would like to find out more about this project, and to complete the ticks and Lyme disease survey online, please visit: xerolyme.wordpress.com

[LandyLiam]

well i've now got myself a shiny new set of o'tom tick twisters and i'm looking forward to twisting my first tick out now, i did get bitten by something last week when i was in scotland, i don't know what it was but it left a hard bump on my skin and a faint  red rash about 3cm diameter!

[scottishquine]

Glad to hear you have your tick twisters at the ready.......it could have been something else that has bitten you. Just remember to keep an eye on yourself....take a photo of the rash or any other rashes that follow......and if you feel like you have the flu, then off to the Dr....I live in Scotland and know we have quite a few biting beasties!! but just be aware, if any concerns please contact us through our main website and one of us will contact you as soon as we can. 

[LandyLiam]

I seem to have survived my scottish beastie attack so far 

Just thought i'd mention that Ireland's first Lyme Disease Conference takes place on 5th & 6th June 2012, see here http://www.ticktalkireland.org/lymeconference/

[whoRya]

I had to remove three of the wee gits following out trip to Kerry last weekend.  I used the life systems tick remover.  They are now my pets - they messed with the wrong guy! 

I was surprised to find them since I had walked all day with full length trousers and gaiters on.  The only time was getting up first thing in the morning for a pee wearing nothing but a pair of whips and my trainers.

[LandyLiam]

Used my o'tom tick twister for the first time yesterday, the dog had a nice big juicy tick and the wee bugger had quite a grip but the twister pulled him out completely, success.

[RedLeader]

Where did you pick that up from?

Used my o'tom tick twister for the first time yesterday, the dog had a nice big juicy tick and the wee bugger had quite a grip but the twister pulled him out completely, success.

[LandyLiam]

Where did you pick that up from?

Do you mean the tick or the tick twister?