"Lyme disease can cause myriad symptoms – skin problems, arthritis, neurological, cardiac and opthalmological – and can lie dormant for years before surfacing."

Up until six months ago, health authorities denied its existence in Australia."

"Ms Reeve’s friend Taube Spanger, 65, fell ill in 1999 after being bitten by a tick while hiking in the state’s southeast...“The delay in diagnosing her illness changed her life forever,” Ms Reeve said."

"She has been bedridden for six years."

"Lyme disease can cause myriad symptoms – skin problems, arthritis, neurological, cardiac and opthalmological – and can lie dormant for years before surfacing."

Friend's plight prompts Lyme Disease awareness campaign

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Watching her friend’s 15-year-battle with Lyme disease pushed Brighton’s Anne Reeve into action.