Tick Concerns
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Mar 26 2017
Lyme Disease Update – April 2017
Risk Areas for Lyme Disease in Nova Scotia – submitted by Dr. Jeff Goodall, Sunnyview Animal Care
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Mar 22 2017
Where to Look for Ticks on your Dog or Cat
Places to Look for Ticks on your Cat or Dog, and how to remove them
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Mar 19 2017
Don’t Take Tick Prevention for Granted!
NS had the highest reported incidence of Lyme Dz in people in Canada (16/100,000 people) as of last-published data in 2013, & while dogs contract Lyme from the Adult Tick Deer Tick (Ixodes scapularis), people can contract Lyme from Nymphs & Adults. Therefore, for their families’ well-being, as well as their pets, a Tick Prevention & Lyme Disease Management program forms an integral part of the annual dog & cat assessment as of Mid-2016 at SAC.
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Mar 12 2017
Tick Prevention Options Update – March 2017
From 2002 to 2014, a total of 443 cases of Lyme disease were reported in NS. In 2015, 245 reported cases of Lyme disease were found – an increase from the 115 cases reported in 2014. Tick populations are expanding in NS & an increase in number of cases is expected.