Staff Reporter
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit have launched their active tick surveillance program for 2023.
The process involves the identification and testing of ticks that are collected by public health staff. The field surveillance is conducted at public parks and trails that are frequently used by residents to retrieve local data of tick populations.
“Lyme disease is a serious disease that is spread by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. These ticks are very small and hard to see, as small as a poppy seed. They can be found in wooded areas such as campgrounds, parks, trails and even in your own backyard”, said Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. “Residents can reduce the risk of being bitten by a tick by taking simple precautions.”
To help prevent tick bites:
- Avoid walking in tall grass and stay on the centre of paths.
- Cover up. Wear pants and long-sleeved shirts.
- Wear light coloured clothing to spot ticks easily
- Tuck your pants into your socks and wear closed toed shoes.
- Do a full body check on yourself, children and pets after being outdoors.
- Shower within 2 hours of being outdoors.
- Put your clothes into a dryer on high heat (at least 60 minutes) to kill any possible ticks.
- Put a tick collar on your pets.
- Keep grass in your yard short.
If you find a tick on your body, quickly remove the tick with a tick key or a pair of tweezers. Gently wash the bite and surrounding area with soap and water or rubbing alcohol. If you are concerned about the possibility of Lyme disease, please follow the steps below:
- Do not dispose of the tick. Keep it in a container or a small plastic bag that can be sealed. Place a piece of damp paper towel in the container or the bag. Contact your health care provider and discuss if any further action is required.
- The Health Unit no longer accepts ticks for identification and testing. You can submit a photograph of the tick to etick.ca, a free online service for identification.
For background information including statistics, visit the Health Unit’s Ticks and Lyme disease web page.
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