{"id":668614,"date":"2026-05-14T09:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/668614\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:27:34","slug":"tick-warning-issued-as-lyme-disease-risk-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/668614\/","title":{"rendered":"Tick warning issued as Lyme disease risk rises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6814b1fcad81d.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            Public health is encouraging residents to protect themselves as the region is considered a high-risk area for ticks carrying Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis.\n        <\/p>\n<p>With warmer weather arriving across eastern Ontario, Southeast Public Health is warning residents to take extra precautions against blacklegged ticks and the diseases they can spread.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials say the region is considered a high-risk area for ticks carrying Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis. The insects are commonly found in wooded areas, tall grass and other outdoor spaces during spring and summer.<\/p>\n<p>Public health is encouraging residents to protect themselves by using insect repellent containing DEET or Icaridin, wearing long sleeves and light-coloured clothing, and checking themselves, children and pets for ticks after spending time outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also recommend showering within two hours of coming inside and placing outdoor clothing in a dryer on high heat for at least 10 minutes to kill ticks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Southeast Public Health, the risk of Lyme disease increases once an infected tick has been attached for more than 24 hours and rises significantly after 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Early symptoms of Lyme disease can include fatigue, headaches, fever, muscle pain and rashes. More serious complications may include arthritis, meningitis and heart problems.<\/p>\n<p>Residents with symptoms after a tick bite are advised to contact a health-care provider or pharmacist for assessment and possible treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Story by Ken Hashizume<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Public health is encouraging residents to protect themselves as the region is considered a high-risk area for ticks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392],"class_list":["post-668614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}