Published 7 months ago

Tick carrying Lyme disease bacteria found on dog in N.W.T.

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A blacklegged tick was found on a pet dog in the Fort Simpson area on Oct. 2. The dog had recently arrived in the territory from a "southern province" where Lyme disease is endemic. Officials don't know yet whether the tick came from the N.W.T. or whether the dog was bitten before it arrived. No one in the Northwest Territories has ever been found to have Lyme disease.

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Tick carrying Lyme disease bacteria found on dog in N.W.T.

A blacklegged tick carrying the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease was found on a pet dog in the Fort Simpson, N.W.T., area in October, according to a news release on Thursday from the territory’s chief public health officer.

7 months ago·Canada

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