If a black-legged tick was
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Tick-borne Disease and Ticks
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Risk of Lyme Disease
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for carrying the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. If bitten, disease can be prevented by removing the tick
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Lyme-Disease.aspx
in and around Kenora, and analysis showed higher rates of Lyme disease in black-legged ticks.
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/NewsEvents/Pages/Ticks-and-Lyme-Disease-–-Preliminary-Surveillance-Results.aspx
What does the Health Unit do?
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in accordance with timelines of the disease progression. It is important to diagnose Lyme Disease early, but can be challenging as Lyme Disease can
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Lyme-Disease-information-for-Health-Care-Professionals.aspx
show higher rates of ticks infected with Lyme disease. The increase in rates are likely due to
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Health Unit monitors the risk of Lyme disease according to provincial standards by (1) tick
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/Audiences/Documents/Health Alert- Lyme Disease Risk Update.pdf
advise to monitor for signs and symptoms of Lyme disease for 30 days. If there are signs and symptoms, early treatment for Lyme disease may be indicated AnaplasmosisBlacklegged ticks
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/Audiences/Documents/Health Care Provider AdvisoryF Changes to Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis.pdf
added as an estimated risk area for Lyme disease by Public Health Ontario. Rainy River and the surrounding area was identified as an estimated risk area for Lyme disease in 2013.
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Tick-Borne Disease and Ticks.aspx
on its back, and are not known to carry Lyme disease. If you have found a tick on yourself or
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/MediaPressCentre/Media Releases/Media Release - Kenora Area Tick Surveillance.pdf
people who have been infected with Lyme disease may not initially experience symptoms or very mild
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/MediaPressCentre/Media Releases/Media Release-Lyme and Ticks 2017.pdf
were deer ticks which can carry tick-borne disease. Ten of these deer ticks tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, which is about 14% of the submissions
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Tick-Surveillance.aspx
region, but it may also indicate that rates of testing for the disease have increased and more cases have been diagnosed. Infectious Disease Trends in the NWHU, 2014 page 2
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Documents/Annual infectious disease report 2014.pdf