Lyme Disease — Canada
The province announced Friday [25 Sep 2015] the geographic range of blacklegged ticks continues to expand north and west in Manitoba. According to the annual blacklegged ticks surveillance program, the risk of tick-borne disease transmission is greatest in these areas. Diseases include anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Lyme disease.
Blacklegged ticks found within the risk areas are more likely to carry the agents that cause the diseases. While these same ticks can be found outside of these
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