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The number of reported cases of Lyme disease in Nova Scotia is expected break records for the third year in a row, according to provinces’s department of health and wellness. The data for 2017 require … read more

Frozen in place inside a piece of 100-million-year-old amber, the hard tick grasps the fine barbs that comprise a single feather, which the study authors from the Spanish Geological Survey (IGME) say … read more

Health officials say the risk of contracting Lyme disease in Alberta is relatively low, but some advocates say the threat isn't taken seriously enough.  Lyme disease is an infection caused by Borrelia … read more

 Have you seen black-legged ticks in your area? If you haven't, experts say you will soon. It's estimated that ticks will surround Eastern Canada in the next 20 years, approaching Nova Scotia by 2040 … read more

The Powassan Virus is a viral disease caused by deer ticks that is considered to be worse than the bacterium produced in Lyme Disease. Although relatively new to us, the tick-borne illness originated … read more