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Expansion of the blacklegged and other tick populations across Canada over the last few years mean an increased risk of diseases like Lyme disease. It is wise to do a full body tick check on ourselves and our pets when we come in from the outdoors. (Shutterstock)

How to avoid Lyme disease while ticks are hungry in the fall

Katie M. Clow, University of Guelph

Fall is peak activity time for adult blacklegged ticks, increasing the risk of tick bites on both people and pets.
Attention aux yeux des bovins. Freestocks/Unsplash

Quand les parasites des animaux nous infectent

Katie M. Clow, University of Guelph

Des maladies touchant les animaux peuvent se transmettre aux humains. C’est le cas de pathologies portées par des parasites. Plus nous perturbons l’environnement plus des cas peuvent se produire.
Thelazia gulosa is an eyeworm parasite that infects cows. But an Oregon woman’s discovery of the worms in her own eye has raised concerns about parasites that jump from animals to humans. (Shutterstock)

How animal parasites find a home in humans

Katie M. Clow, University of Guelph

A stomach-churning viral video of an Oregon woman who describes removing cattle eyeworms from her eye has renewed interest in parasites that jump from animals to humans. Here’s all you need to know.

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