{"id":837045,"date":"2026-07-31T00:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837045\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:34:16","slug":"sask-health-authority-warns-of-swimmers-itch-at-candle-lake-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837045\/","title":{"rendered":"Sask. Health Authority warns of swimmer\u2019s itch at Candle Lake beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eb81edd0-adbe-4cbc-9ae6-45ac5158a21a-2.jpg\" class=\"object-fit-cover\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image Credit: Resort Village of Candle Lake\/Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>By Susan McNeil<\/p>\n<p>Health<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tJul 30, 2026 | 5:17 PM\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jeff\u2019s Beach at Candle Lake is under a health advisory after cases of swimmer\u2019s itch were reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Resort Village of Candle Lake warned the public about the issue on July 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most cases resolve on their own, but people may use antihistamines or baking soda baths to help relieve the itching.\u00a0Swimmers should get medical advice if they develop symptoms of infection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Swimmer\u2019s itch is caused by parasitic flatworms that begin in snails and generally move to ducks or other water birds.\u00a0Sometimes, however, the parasites attach to humans in the water and try to burrow into the skin. They cannot survive in people, but the attempt can cause an allergic reaction that looks like mosquito bites.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Image Credit: Resort Village of Candle Lake\/Facebook) By Susan McNeil Health Jul 30, 2026 | 5:17 PM Jeff\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":837046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[49,48,84],"class_list":["post-837045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837045","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=837045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}