What are the latest tick-borne diseases in Canada?
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What are the latest tick-borne diseases in Canada?

B2Upper-intermediateMay 28, 202627 min

As ticks and tick-borne diseases rise across Canada due to warmer weather, experts are warning about two invasive species: the lone star and Asian longhorned ticks. Entomologist Jade Savage, creator and director of the eTick monitoring platform, says authorities are closely tracking them. In the meantime, she gives practical steps we can take to reduce the risk of tick bites. For our episode on anaplasmosis, an emerging tick-borne disease in Canada, click here. For transcripts of The Dose, please visit: lnk.to/dose-transcripts. Transcripts of each episode will be...

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This is a CBC podcast. Hi, I'm Dr. Brian Goldman. Welcome to the DOS. There are currently more than 40 different types of ticks in Canada.

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