Lyme Disease
The recreational activities and lifestyle choices we enjoy as hunters, anglers and trappers increases the odds of coming into contact with ticks that can carry Lyme disease. We spend hours sitting in the bush, we enjoy shore lunches while fishing, we cover miles walking and scouting, we have hunting dogs and we also handle harvested fish and wildlife. Each time we go out, there is a risk of crossing paths with ticks. We have provided a number of links to information on Lyme disease to raise awareness among the hunting and outdoors community.
Tick life cycle courtesy of discovermagazine.com
OFAH talks Lyme Disease with Kristy Giles
Kristy Giles has experienced Lyme Disease firsthand and is committed to raising awareness across Ontario — here, she shares her lyme disease story with us.
Resources
Map of Lyme Disease Risk Areas – Ontario 2017
OFAH calls for better medical information on Lyme disease
Lyme Disease Fact Sheet (Ontario)
Lyme Disease Flyer (Ontario)
Lyme Disease Poster (Ontario)
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care letter to Ontario physicians (July 2016)
Ontario’s 10-Step Education and Awareness Plan (July 2016)
Risk of Lyme Disease to Canadians
Science
The Heat is on: killing blacklegged ticks in residential washers and dryers to prevent tickborne-diseases
Update on Lyme Disease Prevention & Control – Public Health Ontario
Public Health Agency of Canada Publications
Other Medical Publications
Youtube
The National
CBC News – Lyme Disease Conference 2016
Government sites
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Lyme Disease
Government of Canada – Lyme Disease
Non-government sites
Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Ontario