Lyme Disease
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Lyme disease cases climb in Quebec, with more towns in endemic zoneThe first symptoms of Lyme disease, which often appear within a month of a tick bite, include redness that expands with time, fever and muscular and joint pain.HealthJun 28
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Lyme disease diagnosed in adult in Middlesex, health unit warnsThe Middlesex-London Health Unit says the first Lyme disease diagnosis came much earlier this year than normal, so they are warning the public about the risk of tick bites.HealthJun 11
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Lyme disease cases are rising. We don’t have a vaccine — but we used toWith Lyme disease cases climbing steadily in Canada, the lack of an available vaccine has become a pressing concern among infectious disease specialists.HealthJun 6
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Woman with ‘unmanageable’ pain from Lyme disease chooses to die. She wasn’t always believedStéphanie Lavoie spent her adult life facing escalating symptoms from Lyme disease that left her bedridden and barely able to eat. Her family says the medical system failed her.CanadaJun 1
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Infectious disease risks spread north as temperatures warmCases of Lyme disease have now increased more than 1,000 per cent in a decade as the warming climate pushes the boundaries of a range of pathogens and risk factors northward.CanadaMay 26
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‘They’re hungry’: Ticks are waking up in Canada as weather warmsCanada's warming temperatures signal the arrival of spring and blooming flowers, but they also stir ticks from their winter hiding spots, poised to latch onto unsuspecting hosts.HealthMar 10
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Mild winter brings about early tick sightings in CanadaPublic health officials say there's not enough evidence to declare an early tick season but the mild winter certainly lends itself to it. Mark Carcasole reports.CanadaMar 8
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Hamilton moves risk for West Nile virus infection to high after local human case discoveredHamilton's associate medical officer of health says if symptoms do occur, they usually appear two to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.HealthSep 5, 2023
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Got a virus from a tick bite? The MLHU needs to knowIn terms of prevention, the MLHU recommends walking in the centre of paths when walking in the woods, avoiding long grass and wearing insect repellent.HealthJul 9, 2023
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Increase in tick-borne illnesses directly linked to climate change: Ontario top doctor'It is simply from the ability of these ticks, that are now able to survive our winters and stay and breed over their two-year lifecycle,' said Dr. Kieran Moore.HealthJul 2, 2023
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