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<p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has an active programme to promote awareness
of tick-borne diseases among local authorities, health professionals and the public
by 2025 in line with the Third National Adaptation Programme. This includes Lyme disease
and tick-borne encephalitis. UKHSA has worked to develop a toolkit for local authorities
and key stakeholders to raise awareness of the potential risks created by ticks and
tick-borne disease, a copy of which is attached. UKHSA also publishes Lyme disease
data on Fingertips, which is an open access public health data platform which allows
the public, health professionals, and local authorities to view trends, compare indicators
and understand the incidence of Lyme disease in their area.</p><p>Clinicians are also
engaged via teaching sessions for General Practitioners, seminars for infection specialists,
and briefing notes to notify clinicians of the possibility of tick-borne diseases,
with detail of compatible signs and symptoms. Disease messaging is shared through
media, social, and stakeholder channels at a national and regional level, such as
the #BeTickAware campaign which aims to raise awareness in the population, including
those at risk of exposure through work or leisure.</p>
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