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United States 'It's astronomical': Over 1,000 Lyme disease-spreading ticks reported across Ontario as tick-borne illnesses climb
5 Jun 2024
Toronto Star
Public Health Ontario is already reporting 60 cases of Lyme disease this year while tick removal kits are “flying off the shelves.”
Ticks and Lyme disease at a glance
- At least 1,920 Lyme disease-spreading black-legged ticks have been reported across Canada this year.
- In Ontario, 1,181 black-legged ticks were spotted so far this year. 628 of these were found on a human.
- At least 60 cases of Lyme disease have been reported in Ontario as of March.
- Ticks are known to spread devastating diseases from Lyme disease to red meat allergies.
Ontario’s warm spring is bringing with it an alarming spike in tick sightings across the province, sparking new concerns of Lyme disease and other devastating illnesses.
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