This is the place to find useful tips, articles, and resources to help you stay informed regarding Lyme disease.
Click on the links below to learn more about Lyme disease, including what causes the disease, how to identify tick bites, Lyme disease prevention measures, and what to do if you or a family member has been bitten by a tick.
Lyme disease continues to be a growing concern in Canada...
- Preventing Lyme disease – vaccines are on the horizon Vaccines411
- The great outdoors: Safety first against its foes Vaccines411
- Ticks are back. Here's what experts say you should watch out for CBC
- Lyme Disease Under Climate Change Climate Atlas of Canada
- Ontario Blacklegged Tick Established Risk Areas 2024 Public Health Ontario
Articles
- Ticks and Lyme disease 101: everything you need to know to protect yourself Bonjoursanté.ca
- Tick, mosquito season nears: What to watch out for in 2024 University of Ottawa
- Natural Remedies for Lyme Disease Very Well Health
- Major test of 1st potential Lyme disease vaccine in 20 years begins in U.S., Europe CBC
Featured Resources:
- Fun in the sun: Immunizations to consider for a safe summer Vaccines411
- Lyme Disease: Surveillance Government of Canada
- Lyme disease: Prevention and risks Government of Canada
- Lyme disease CDC
- Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation CanLyme
- Around the world: Tick-borne diseases IAMAT
- A public platform for image-based identification and population monitoring of ticks in Canada eTick
- Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that's on the rise in Canada CBC
Tips & Tools:
- Ticks in Canada Government of Canada
- Lyme disease: Symptoms and treatment Government of Canada
- How to prevent tick bites Government of Canada
- Tick Identification Guide Tick Encounter
- Don’t let a tick make you sick- crossword puzzle and information sheet for kids CDC
- Lyme disease: How to remove and identify a tick Public Health Agency of Canada
- Protecting yourself from mosquito and tick bites Government of Quebec
Media:
Top 10 tick hiding spots – Healthy Canadians - 1:39
Tick Tock: Adventures of a Not So Super Villain - 3:30
How to reduce ticks around your home - 1:53
Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Infographics/Fact Snacks:
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This information should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your doctor. There may be variations in treatment that your physician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.
