Black Tick Warning

Source: Southwestern Public Health
Date: Fri Mar 15 05:52:31 MST 2024
Southwestern Public Health is reminding residents to be aware of ticks after a sharp rise in Blacklegged tick, or Deer tick, submissions to the health unit since March 1.

Over the span of two weeks, 8 ticks submitted for identification to the health unit were Blacklegged ticks which can carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. In comparison, only 1 Blacklegged tick was submitted to public health the entire month of March in 2023.

“We tend to think of ticks as a warm-weather pest, yet ticks start to become active once temperatures rise above 0oC,” says Serena Roberts, Public Health Inspector at Southwestern Public Health. “The springlike weather we have been experiencing is likely contributing to this early tick activity.”

Lyme disease is an illness caused by the bacteria b. burgdorferi, which is spread to humans through bites from infected ticks. Only Blacklegged ticks carry this bacteria, although not all do. Symptoms of Lyme disease begin 3 to 30 days after a bite and may include fever, headache, and an expanding rash that may or may not resemble a bullseye. The rash can appear anywhere on the body. If untreated, the bacteria can spread through the bloodstream to affect other parts of the body. Late Lyme disease symptoms include arthritis, multiple rashes, and neurological and cardiac issues. Early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment can help prevent these symptoms.

“Protect yourself from ticks by covering up when you are going to be walking through or working in tick habitats – such as tall grasses, shrubs, or piles of leaves,” says Roberts. “If you find a tick attached to you, carefully remove it using a tick removal device and bring it into the health unit for identification. Always inform your health care provider when a tick is attached to you, regardless of what type of tick it is.”

The Environmental Health team at Southwestern Public Health conducts routine surveillance for the presence of medically significant tick species in the region. In 2022, Springwater Conservation Area within the Southwestern Public Health region was added to the Public Health Ontario Risk Map for Lyme Disease.

Peel Regional Police

Throat Stabbing During Test Drive Results In Murder Charges
Missing Person Rescued From Nahom Teklahaymanot
Shootings – Husandeep Singh, Gurpreet Singh & Gurdeep Shergill Arrested #3Strikes

Latest Headlines

One Dead: Reeve Paul Heffer Wanted for Questioning – Police Fear More Victims as North Huron Ignores the Supreme Court #ItsTime
Aloundeth KHAMVONG Was Arrested Again #3Strikes
OPP Cruiser Involved In Head-On Collision
Austin ELSEMORE – Drunk Driving
Jacob NORMANDEAU – Drunk Driving
“F* The Fallen” Public Outrage After Paul Heffer’s Shocking Actions & Comments #PurgeCouncil
Daniel RHODY – Drunk Driving
37 Year Old From Huron-Kinloss Arrested
45 Year Old From Huron-Kinloss Arrested
Kirk RAE & Monika GALNERT Were Arrested
2 Charged Following Hit & Run
Quinn SWEENEY – Drunk Driving
Daniel AMOS – Impaired Operation & Trafficking
OPP Deployed To Town Hall Meetings As Tensions Boil Over Province Wide #FilmThePolice #FTP
Ryan VERCH – Drunk Driving
Jared HAYES – Drunk Driving
James SAUNDERS Arrested For Assault
North Huron Reeve Paul Heffer To Force “Unstable” Budget On Public & Council Using Strong Mayor “Law”
Owen Sound Homicide Update – Three Accused Returned to Canada
Brent MILLARD & Tracey TAYLOR Were Arrested
Steven TOMEI Was Arrested
Drug Bust – Braidan CARTER-BONFIELD Arrested
Infant Murdered – 26 Year Old Arrested
5 More Impaired Drivers Arrested – OMILEYE, BOATENG, PERSAUD, FAIRHALL & COHEN
Denis Postol – Drunk Driving
2 Cyclists Dead – Police Issue Warning
Shaun RAMLER – Drunk Driving
Drug Bust – Jahovah MCFARLANE Arrested
Branden TEBWORTH Was Arrested
Brianna Buchan Arrested Following Collision
3 More Impaired Drivers: MACPHAIL, RAND & POWLESS
Jerald KING Was Arrested Again
Stolen Vehicle Recovered – Tyson GORDON & Michelle HUGHEY
Peter NORTON Was Arrested
Paul Heffer Humiliated In Front Of Staff – Taxpayers “Below the law” #CamerasUp
38 Year Old Deceased Following Workplace Incident
Kirsten HASTED Was Arrested
Kirsten HASTED Was Arrested
David PLUMLEY Facing Numerous Charges
Kendal ATKIN – Impaired Operation
30 Year Old Huron East Resident Arrested
Kincardine Resident Arrested – Name Released
Danielle LANGAGER – Impaired Driving
Ikenna MGBEZE – Drunk Driving
Pratheeb UTHAYAKUMAR Was Arrested
Arie GREYDANUS – Drunk Driving
Andrew MAC INNIS & Kevin GEEN – Impaired Driving
Home Invasion – Austin WIGHT & Justine BEAULIEU Arrested
Alexander BANKES Arrested After Family Dispute
Brockton Collision – Shawn WOODWARD Arrested
Two Arrested After AI Alerts Police
49 Year Old From Howick Arrested – Details Released
Drunk Driver Arrested In North Huron
Joseph EASTON-VAUTOUR – Assault, Theft, Etc.
Drunk Driver Arrested In Exeter – Name Released
Fatal Snowmobile Incident On Bay Lake
Fatal 3 Vehicle Collision In Harriston
Londesboro Break & Enter – Repeat Offenders ELLIOTT & WHITFIELD Arrested Again #3Strikes
Drug Bust – Clarence MATHEWS
Linda Ann DA PARTEIRA Was Arrested
Matthew REEKIE – Drunk Driving
Scott Robinson – Drunk Driving
Fentanyl Bust – Tanya BURRY Arrested
Samuel POELMANS – Drunk Driving
Nicholas COLEMAN – Drunk Driving
Palmerston Resident Fails To Stop For School Bus – Details Released
Domenic CORSINI – Drunk Driving
Liam MCCUE – Drunk Driving
Dwayne GALLANT – Drunk Driving
Police Cruiser Damaged In Goderich Incident – Trevor STRUTH Arrested Again #3Strikes
Craig SWIRZON Was Arrested
T. Keith POWERS – Fraud & Firearm Charges
Mount Forest Incident – Ashley HOTCHKISS Arrested
One Airlifted After School Bus Collision
Derek BROWN – Drunk Driving, Etc.
Miguel GAUTHIER – Drunk Driving
Samuel Strome – Drunk Driving
60 Year Old From ACW Arrested – Name Released
Jeffery SMITH Arrested Following Collsion
More Impaired Drivers Arrested – Names Released
Assault – Cameron MCINTOSH-BARTON & Ryan GODFREY
Numerous Assaults In ACW #WaitInTheTruck
Residential Explosion
Repeat Offender Arrested On Remembrance Day In Goderich
North Huron Put on Formal Notice Over Sidewalk Obstructions and By-law Enforcement Freeze
Clinton Home Invsion: Stephanie ELLIOTT Arrested Again #3Strikes
$300,000 Drug Bust
Missing Person Found Deceased
Dalton CHANYI Was Arrested Again & Facing Numerous Charges #3Strikes
Madysen HOWARTH Was Arrested
Joanne GRAVEL & Bernard HUNTER Drug Trafficking
Christopher EADIE From Morris-Turnberry Was Arrested – Details Released
John LINDSTROM-WYNNE Was Arrested For Arson
Kilo Fentanyl Bust In Hamilton #NarcoTerroristTown
Murder – Repeat Offender Arrested Again #3Strikes
Brayden LUCCI – Drunk Driving
More Assaults – Names Withheld #KeepItInTheFamily
Nicola DICKSON – Impaired Driving
Michael ROSE – Impaired Driving
Crystal LEPP – Drunk Driving