Charlotte Care Pharmacy
100-270 Charlotte Street K9J 2V4 Peterborough, ON, Canada

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As COVID-19 restrictions start to ease in Ontario, Peterborough Public Health encourages the public to take extra precaution during the summer and fall months to prevent tick bites, especially in areas that are forested or have tall grasses, weeds or many shrubs. Black-legged ticks that carry Lyme disease are known to live in our area, said Donna Churipuy, Director of Public Health Programs. Preventing them from landing on you when you go outside, and knowing what to do if... you find one, is important information that will help keep you and your family healthy. Not all ticks carry Lyme disease, so the first step is always species identification when a tick is discovered. The eTick website www.etick.ca and eTick app make it easy for residents to determine if they’ve found a blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), the only species that carries the bacteria that causes lyme disease. Then they can submit the insect to Peterborough Public Health for testing to see if it’s infected with Lyme disease. "eTick app" allows anyone with a smart phone to snap a photo of a tick and upload it directly to the website to receive a species identification. The app is available for download from the website www.etick.ca. https://www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/31711-2/ https://www.ontario.ca/page/lyme-disease#section-1