Toronto: Climate Change causes Mississauga infestation
(WireService.ca) -- Starting from September to December 2011, and aided by the lack of cold weather, ticks are being seen in numbers never seen before in Canada, in one specific area of Mississauga, south of the QEW.
Clarkson Village Animal Hospital and Emergency Services reported over 300 ticks last fall, and the numbers are now continuing to climb. Ticks are picked up outdoors in endemic areas. They will attach onto our pets as well as ourselves. Their head buries under the skin, they suck blood, and if diseases (Lyme disease, Ehrlichia, Anaplasmosis) are present in the stomach of the tick they will spread in from 1-4 days after first latching onto the skin. We recommend checking all dogs, head to tail, daily in the spring and fall, and removing the tick immediately. Seek veterinary medical attention right away. You can also speak with your veterinarian about the Lyme disease vaccine. At this time, there is no Lyme disease vaccine for people.
The ticks are gross, but the diseases can be deadly. The signs and symptoms of these diseases can be vague, so please speak with your veterinarian or physician if you have any questions or concerns.
For dogs, fairly effective preventive medication is available to go with Heartworm preventive treatment. There is no current prevention for cats. For information go to www.canlyme.com, and www.dogsandticks.com.
This year, ticks, and the diseases they carry, are to be taken very seriously.
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- Date: 08 April 2012
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