Infographic: Ticks and Lyme Disease in Ontario – 2022 UPDATE
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Other Resources
Government of Canada. 2022. Surveillance of Lyme disease. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/lyme-disease/surveillance-lyme-disease.html#a1
Public Health Ontario. 2016. Lyme disease. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/vector-borne-zoonotic-diseases/lyme-disease
Ontario Lyme Disease Map 2022: Estimated Risk Areas: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/O/2022/lyme-disease-risk-area-map-2022.pdf?sc_lang=en
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Lyme disease. https://health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/disease/lyme.aspx
Tick identification guide: https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/fieldguide/
Ticks and Lyme Disease – References
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