Make sure to check yourself for ticks when coming in from the great outdoors.
Undetected ticks can bite and infect you with one of three different types of disease, however they must already been carrying the disease.
Dr. Amy Frykoda, Medical Officer of Health, notes the one tick in Manitoba spreads disease.
“In Manitoba there are several species of ticks, but there is only one species of tick that is actually responsible for spreading tick-borne diseases, and that tick is commonly known as the Deer Tick or the Black-Legged Tick.”
The worst areas for Deer Ticks are forests or farm shelter belts. They like to be near wildlife in order to feed off of and the sustain shelter from the elements.
To minimize the risk, you can use a spray to repellent, wear long light coloured clothing and tuck your pant into your socks.
Currently there’s no vaccination for any tick-borne diseases.
