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A warming climate means a greater tick population and more tick-borne illnesses in Canada. Ontario already tracks cases of lyme disease, but starting now, it will also track three other tick-borne illnesses, including anaplasmosis,...

Cases of Lyme disease caused by tick bites are on the rise in Canada, partly because there are a lot more ticks out there. CBC’s David Common breaks down what’s behind the increase and where the risk is the highest.

There’s been a spike in Lyme disease cases, and experts say Canadians need to be more vigilant when outdoors. The National’s Adrienne Arsenault talks to Dr. Allan Grill, chief of family medicine at Oak Valley Health's Markham Stouffville...

Dr. Syra Madad joined Cheddar News with some best practices for people who might be in situations where they encounter disease-carrying ticks.

According to the Wall Street Journal, doctors across the United States, Canada, Australia, and the UK are finding that more teen girls are developing physical tics, possibly as a result of watching TikTok videos. The phenomenon allegedly...

Scientists in New Brunswick and Quebec track moose to understand how climate change is altering the animals' lives.  

Dr. Samir Gupta, a Toronto based respirologist, is warning of an increase in tick bites and tick-borne illnesses across Canada. Ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of wild animals, and are known to transmit bacteria through bites.

Multiple tick species were found on Bridgeport's Pleasure Beach, city officials say, including the invasive Asian long horned tick.

Climate change is causing mosquitoes and ticks to expand beyond. Their traditional habitats, increasing the risk of insect-borne diseases. Diseases in many regions. As these blood-feeding insects move into new areas, both rural and urban...

Ticks are showing up in more places, earlier in the season and bringing disease risks with them. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down how climate change is helping ticks thrive — and why public-health experts say it’s time to pay attention.

More and more ticks have been catching a ride into the province of P.E.I. over the last few years. Ticks have been known to attach themselves to human skin, as well as hop onto furry pets, but medical experts say it’s not causing a big...

The agency also recommends people thoroughly check themselves and their families for ticks after spending time in the woods or areas with tall grass.

Ticks are showing up in greater numbers in B.C., and earlier in the season. Not all ticks are created equal but most carry some kind of pathogen. The black-legged tick is known for spreading a bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans....

Ticks are showing up earlier and in greater numbers in B.C., spreading pathogens such as the one that causes Lyme disease. Cases of that have gone up nationwide by more than 5,000 since 2009. CBC medical columnist Melissa Lem explains...

Wary of ticks? You should be, says the region's health unit, who have begun a tick surveillance program at local parks. CBC's Dalson Chen spoke with Elaine Bennett and Anna Klimenko of the Windsor-Essex-County Health Unit, as well as...

Tick season is here and new research is putting a theory to the test: is lemongrass really an effective repellent? Watch Tom Murphy's interview with Nicoletta Faraone, an associate professor with the chemistry department at Acadia...

Ways to avoid ticks include spraying repellent on clothes and exposed skin, wearing long sleeves and pants, and tucking your pants into your socks, so ticks can't crawl up pant legs.

Health experts say that tick bites can lead to the spread of several illnesses.

If you are looking for a more wide-scale solution, a professional spray is another option. 

Dr. Andrew Handel noted that rising deer populations may be contributing to the spread of ticks, which use deer as one of their primary hosts.

While ticks are most commonly associated with Lyme disease, there are other tick-borne illnesses to be aware of this summer. (Scripps News Group)

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