Areas that the province now considers ‘high-risk’ for Lyme disease are shown in red. This differs substantially from how health officials used to describe Lyme risk in the Canadian region. #LymeDisease
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This video shows how small a blacklegged “deer” tick nymph is & how it moves. This species is a vector of a bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. This life stage, nymph, is considered highest risk bc it’s easier to overlook during tick check. pic.twitter.com/ZnCncAuNpz
Photos from a #BayArea tick bite email that we received today. People contact us with questions b/c their MDs don’t know that there is Lyme disease in #California & that erythema migrans rashes are more likely to be solid than a stereotypical “bullseye” rash. #Lyme#rash#tickpic.twitter.com/qhwBiLb9ar
— Bay Area Lyme Foundation (@BayAreaLyme) May 23, 2022