Question reference: S5W-26485
- Asked by: Peter Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 November 2019 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 December 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it gives to people working, living, or hiking in areas with infected ticks and livestock.
Answer
The best way to prevent a tick-borne infection is to avoid being bitten by a tick. There are a number of simple steps people can take to avoid tick bites, these can be found on the 'avoiding bugs and germs outdoors' webpage on NHS Inform: https://www.nhsinform.scot/bugs-and-germs and in the 'top tips for fighting ticks' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqLIp-zJJKQ .