26th October 2010, 10:24 PM
We live aboard a narrowboat, and are scrupulous about hand-washing, particularly when we're out cruising or even handling ropes at the mooring. It's always a shock to us to see young children swimming in canals, especially in locks, in the summer. I always worry about Weils, but with common sense, we've been very lucky so far. Are ticks common in the UK? I have to say I've not seen one here, but in the US they're nasty and carry all sorts of lovely things. Having had a quick Wiki for tick-borne diseases, it seems mostly to be Lyme disease here but in the US there are quite a few tick-borne diseases.
Prime practitioner of headology, with a side order of melting glass with a stern glare.