How to Remove a Tick
If a tick is removed within 24 hours, the chances of it transmitting Lyme disease or other infections are less.
Not all tick removal methods are safe. Certain removal methods may increase your chances of contracting Lyme disease.
Safe Tick RemovalBY SUE-ANN LEVY, TORONTO SUN SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 09:00 PM EDT TORONTO – Paige Spencer can’t remember a day in the past... View Article
Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 1;60(11):1659-66. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ116. Epub 2015 Feb 19. Risk factors for fatal outcome from rocky mountain... View Article
Abstract Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by R. rickettsii in North and South America. Domestic... View Article
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Dec;91(6):1154-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0437. Epub 2014 Oct 20. Raczniak GA1, Kato C2, Chung IH2, Austin... View Article
Mattingley DW1, Koola MM2. Author information 1Doctor of Medicine Program, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands and... View Article
Cheryl Holmes, CTV Winnipeg Published Friday, May 15, 2015 4:05PM CST It’s tick season in Manitoba and while many residents... View Article
Two wonderful young men are on a cross country bike tour because their friend, Adelaine, was felled by Lyme Disease.... View Article
CBC News Posted: May 14, 2015 4:41 PM CT Brooke LePage used to be a competitive swimmer in Winnipeg, but... View Article
Watch video of the Ride For Lyme Click Here Watch CHEK news interview with Daniel and Tanner. Click Here May... View Article
Watch as MPP Mike Mantha questions Minister, and Minister’s response. View here
May 14th, 2015 WINNIPEG – Winnipeg City Hall will be lit in green Thursday to help raise awareness of Lyme... View Article
Ever wonder where colds get their name? Or why we’re all coughs and sniffles during the winter but are rarely... View Article
[CanLyme note: In the CBC article it says that according to Manitoba Health, “It’s estimated that 70 to 80 per cent... View Article
Smithville woman went three years before diagnosis Grimsby Lincoln News by Amanda Moore, May 13th, 2015 SMITHVILLE — Shortly after... View Article
KATHERINE WILTON, MONTREAL GAZETTE Published on: May 13, 2015 Hikers heading to the mountains and forests in the Montérégie should... View Article
May 8th, 2015 Dr. Ben Boucher is speaking at a Maritime Tick Conference in Moncton about the difficulty in diagnosing... View Article
