TICKS IN THE NEWS

Estimated risk areas are defined by PHO as locations where blacklegged ticks have been identified or are known to occur and where humans have the potential to come in contact with infected ticks.N

ews Apr 24, 2019 by Melanie Hennessey Independent Free Press

https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9297450-halton-deemed-an-estimated-risk-area-for-lyme-disease

Amended complaint in Lyme lawsuit; battle lines are drawn

https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-lawsuit-pfeiffer-4/

Kentucky toddler contracts rare disease from tick bite

By Lee Brown

June 3, 2019 | 3:45pm

https://nypost.com/2019/06/03/kentucky-toddler-contracts-rare-disease-from-tick-bite/

TICKS IN THE NEWS

No more steak, hamburgers? Common tick in Georgia causes allergic reaction to red meat

Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.

Tick Hunting: The Prey Are Tiny, and the Bait Is Human

Don't throw away that deer tick. Researchers at Mount Allison want to study it

Connecticut Sees Deadly Case of Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

How to Tell if a Tick Head Is Still in Your Skin and How to Remove It | SELF

How to Combat Ticks This Summer According to an Expert

My brush with Lyme disease: how tick bites turned family day out to disaster | Health | The Guardian

A New York Man Was Killed by a Rare Brain-Infecting Disease Spread by Ticks

The Weather Network - Mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus in southern Ontario

Ontario Child Contracts Meningitis After Getting Bitten By A Tick – Narcity

As If Ticks Weren't Terrifying Enough, This Giant Bloodsucker Will Hunt You Down

Summertime means disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes. Here's what you should know

6 ways ticks can make you sick or kill you, from Lyme disease to the Powassan virus

Gabby Landsverk- July 29, 2019

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Mosquitoes, ticks: 10 things to know for staying safe

Another tick that causes meat allergies has been found in Canada

3 lone star ticks have been found in Waterloo region: Public health: Two were picked up while people travelled to the U.S., one was acquired locally

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Yes, they’re gross and they’re everywhere, and maybe that’s partly my fault. But I can’t stay inside.

By Rebecca Onion July 03, 2019

‘Every time, the test came back negative’: Why Canadian Lyme disease cases continue to be missed

Timmins woman tests positive for Lyme disease

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It felt like the flu. It took 10 doctors, a year, and $60,000 to get an answer.

It's tick season in Manitoba, and dogs are just as susceptible to Lyme disease

Catching disease early is important, and chewable products like NexGard, Simparica can help keep pooches safe

CBC News · Posted: Jun 24, 2019 6:23 AM

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Winnipeg on path to shatter 'unprecedented' mosquito record

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How to identify which type of tick you've found, and what you must know about six common species

Lyme disease has 'dominated' my life

How to Remove a Tick

Terrified of ticks? There's lots you can do to protect yourself, Guelph expert says

First two cases of tick paralysis in North American horses reported

More than 25 per cent of pesticides used in U.S. are banned in Europe, study finds

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Ticking ticks off with garlic; Kingston experiments with smelly solution

Kentucky toddler contracts rare disease from tick bite

How a tick bite left a healthy mum blind, paralysed and 'waiting to die'

Ticks, mosquitoes, geese all repelled by spray's pungent scent

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CDC warns about encephalitis risks

Warm weather bringing back risk of ticks

By Bob Montgomery May 19, 2019 5:30am

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Ticks Make Their Seasonal Appearance in the Province

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Richmond Hill resident finds blacklegged tick on dog's head

Ticks are ‘like Velcro’: Ontario parents discover tick in daughter’s ear

Halton deemed an ‘estimated risk area’ for Lyme disease

Kentucky toddler contracts rare disease from tick bite