Doctors warn there are more ticks in city parks than in forests

Doctors have warned that the incidence of ticks which carry Lyme disease is higher than usual due to the unseasonably warm weather and urged people who spend plenty of time outdoors to get vaccinated. According to a study undertaken by the Czech Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the State Institute of Health, ticks are more common in city parks than in forests. Last year, researchers collected about 3,300 ticks from parks in regional cities and examined over 2,100 of them. One in four carried Lyme disease.