Tick submissions no longer accepted
Local health units are no longer accepting black-legged ticks from the public after a decision by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML)’s to stop testing them as of Sept. 20.
Lyme disease-positive tick found in Kawarthas
Peterborough Public Health is reminding everyone to be extra cautious after finding the first Lyme disease-positive tick of the season.