Lyme disease vector, the blacklegged tick, expands geographically in Manitoba

Manitoba health officials reported Friday that the geographic reach of the black-legged tick in the province, increasing the risk for diseases like anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Lyme disease. The annual blacklegged tick surveillance program has identified a number of new and expanded Lyme disease risk areas northward and westward in the province. While blacklegged ticks can be ["]