The blood sucking parasites were said to have been found on children in the park on Bent Lane in Leyland, sparking fears of Lyme disease
Fears of Lyme disease have been sparked after blood sucking parasites were spotted on children in a park in Leyland.
She added: “Leyland Council wants to leave the field for the bees and the butterflies but I am sure they could find another area to do this - not where children play and the dog walkers are.” The grandmother added: “I checked my granddaughter and thank goodness I could not see any, but until the grass is cut, I won’t take her on there! They are very tiny but you will find them when they are full of blood.
The UK Health Security Agency says Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be passed onto humans when they are bitten by an infected tick, and that people are most likely to encounter them when doing things in the countryside or in green spaces like woodland, some urban parks or gardens. Ticks are most active in spring and summer but can be found all year round, with 3000 estimated cases of Lyme disease diagnosed in England every year.
According to the NHS, Lyme disease is easier to treat if diagnosed early. An early symptom of it can be a circular or oval-shaped rash around a tick bite in some people, which can appear up to three months after a bite from an infected tick, but usually appears within one month, lasting for several weeks.
Not all ticks in England carry Lyme disease, it adds, although they can be found all over the UK, mostly in grassy and wooded places. Tick bites are sometimes painless and can be removed safely using tweezers or a tick removal tool which can be bought from pharmacies, vets or pet shops. Councillor Mick Titherington, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Leisure at South Ribble Borough Council, said: "The Strawberry Valley Park in Leyland is an excellent facility for residents, and we are pleased that it is being used by so many people. We have not had any reports of ticks being found on visitors of Strawberry Valley Park nor at any of our locations where we have long grass and meadows.
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