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Why We're Seeing More Tick-Borne Illnesses
- In 2023, state health agencies and the District of Columbia informed the CDC of more than 89,000 Lyme disease cases.
- Specialists link the increase in illnesses transmitted by ticks to multiple causes, such as shifts in climate, expanding tick numbers, and enhanced methods for monitoring these diseases.
- Ticks thrive in spring through early fall, especially in wooded or tall grass areas, and can transmit several illnesses with Lyme disease being most common.
- Thomas Hart from Johns Hopkins noted that tick activity is expected to be unusually high this year. He also mentioned that early signs of Lyme disease often mimic the flu, including symptoms such as fever, fatigue, headaches, and muscle pain.
- Experts advise minimizing exposed skin, wearing long sleeves, tucking pants into socks, and checking for ticks to reduce infection risk, noting no vaccines exist yet but several are in trials.
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North Bay Nipissing
Lyme disease rates are climbing as tick populations explode in Canada – Here’s how to find out if you are in one of Ontario’s high risk areas
The Public Health Agency of Canada has a tool that allows you to look up your postal code to see if your location is a known risk area for ticks and Lyme disease. Some risk areas include spots in Windsor, Whitby, Waterloo, Uxbridge, The Blue Mountains, Tay Valley, St. Catharines, Smiths Falls, Scugog, Richmond Hill, Rideau Lakes, Renfrew, Prince Edward County, Port Hope, Perth, Peel, Ottawa, Oshawa, Orillia, Oakville, Niagara Falls, Newmarket, M…
Muskoka Region
New Hamburg independentLyme disease rates are climbing as tick populations explode in Canada. Here’s how to find out if you are in a high risk area in Ontario and what you can do to protect yourself
The Public Health Agency of Canada has a tool that allows you to look up your postal code to see if your location is a known risk area for ticks and Lyme disease. Some risk areas include spots in Windsor, Whitby, Waterloo, Uxbridge, The Blue Mountains, Tay Valley, St. Catharines, Smiths Falls, Scugog, Richmond Hill, Rideau Lakes, Renfrew, Prince Edward County, Port Hope, Perth, Peel, Ottawa, Oshawa, Orillia, Oakville, Niagara Falls, Newmarket, M…
Virginia Tech emergency medicine physician provides tips to reduce tick bite risk
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- As Virginians head outdoors during warmer weather, an emergency medicine physician with Virginia Tech is spreading awareness about tick bite prevention and treatment. In Virginia, common ticks -- like the blacklegged or deer tick, the lone star tick and the American dog tick -- carry diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, among other possible dangers. Emergency medicine physician Stephanie…
The danger of ticks increases with the temperatures. The Kassel region is not a risk area. Experts nevertheless advise on precautions.
Windsor-Essex sees record number of Lyme disease cases in 2024
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit is urging caution as people enjoy the outdoors this summer after 17 cases of Lyme disease were confirmed in the region last year.That's the highest number of confirmed cases in the last 10 years."Stick to the centre of the trails, avoid the long grassy areas, use insect repellent with deet, wear bright coloured clothing, wear long sleeves shirts and long pants, tuck your pants into you socks," recommends Elai…
Three U.S tick species may trigger a mysterious red-meat allergy
In June 2017, Cathy Raley was about to take her dog on a hike when she suddenly broke out in hives. Her tongue swelled and her throat got tight. “That’s when I called 911,” she recalls. On the way to the hospital, Raley stopped being able to swallow. She was immediately given a steroid. She also received a medicine for severe allergic reactions called epinephrine (Ep-ih-NEFF-rin). That eventually calmed her symptoms, though Raley had to spend fo…
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