International Disease Mapping Apps Ltd (ID Mapps) welcome you to the LymeApp a Mobile Application and Integrated Web Portal.

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease of increasing public health concern throughout Europe, with up to 3,500 cases/year in the UK. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, infection can lead to a chronic, debilitating disease. Information on the disease and how to prevent it is inconsistent and limited in some information outlets.

International Disease Mapping Apps Ltd (ID Mapps) welcome you to the LymeApp a Mobile Application and Integrated Web Portal.

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease of increasing public health concern throughout Europe, with up to 3,500 cases/year in the UK. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, infection can lead to a chronic, debilitating disease. Information on the disease and how to prevent it is inconsistent and limited in some information outlets.

This web portal, as part of LymeAPP project, incorporates quality assured advice from national public health authorities for the better management of Lyme disease and the prevention of tick bites. It provides scientifically reviewed, evidence-based information about ticks and the disease, how to avoid it and what to do if bitten by a tick. The strength of research evidence available on ticks and Lyme disease are colour-coded depicting what are known to be true, things we are not sure of, myths/what are known not to be true.

LymeAPP, when fully developed, will provide users with substantial advice and information about all aspects of ticks and Lyme disease, aiming to support behavioural changes amongst those venturing into the outdoors and by making them more risk aware. More importantly, it will provide maps indicating the precautions recreational and professional users can take to avoid encountering ticks and helping healthcare professionals to make informed treatment decisions. These maps are generated using statistical models by combining satellite earth observation data and other land use information known to support the survival of ticks. Users will also be able to report tick sightings, which will be used to improve the maps. Starting with Scotland, the maps will be extended to the whole of UK and mainland Europe. All information will be available via a web portal and through a mobile app

LymeAPP is being developed by a consortium of a mix of research groups and private companies - Scotland’s Rural college (SRUC), NHS Highland (NHSH), Environmental Research Group Oxford (ERGO) and Avia-GIS - with support from the UK Space Agency and the Integrated Applications Promotion of the European Space Agency.