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Highlights from Q&A Panel discussion of The Quiet Epidemic global impact campaign #LymeDisease #OnHealth #BCHealth canlyme.com/2023/07/highli…

We are growing and our Ontario lab has moved to Uxbridge Ontario! We look forward to continuing to service all your tick testing needs from our new location. #ticktesting #LymeDisease #geneticks

Geneticks is a Canadian lab and they're offering industry pricing for businesses interested in the option of tick testing for their employees. @GeneticksCanada #OnHealth #workSafe lookingatlyme.ca/2023/04/indust…

In Canada? Find a tick attached to you? I cannot overstate the importance of submitting that tick to @GeneticksCanada for testing. The data could be key to you finding the care you need. 2021 stats of ticks submitted from Ontario: geneticks.ca/ontario-stats-…

Ticks can also be placed in a sealed ziplock baggie or container after they have been removed!

Check out the image below for step by step instructions on how to safely remove a tick! #ticktesting #tickseason #lymediseaseawareness

#ticktesting #lyme #LymeDisease #gardening #GardeningTwitter #Ontario #gardens #geneticks #geneticksticktesting

Ticks can be a problem for livestock and livestock handlers! As climate change allows for ticks and tickborne diseases to move north into #Canada livestock diseases such as bovine anaplasmosis are likely to become more prevalent. #agriculture #Ontariofarms #anaplasmosis #ticks

Tune in to @cbc The Current tomorrow at 9am where they will be interviewing Geneticks founder Justin Wood! The interview will also be available online at 11am #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #LymeDisease #ticktesting cbc.ca/radio/thecurre…

#Lyme disease infection rates are increasing with climate change. Dr. Melanie Wills, director of G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab at #UofG tells @Chatelaine what makes the disease so challenging. chatelaine.com/health/lyme-di…

We are still open and accepting tick submissions nationwide! #ticks #ticktesting #LymeDisease #Canada

Be sure to check out the @globalnews article (globalnews.ca/news/9601467/t…) for more information, and head over to geneticks.ca for all of your tick testing needs!

Did you know that in 2022, Geneticks detected Babesia odocoilei in 10% of blacklegged ticks submitted from Ontario, and in similar or higher prevalences in Quebec and Atlantic Canada? This makes B. Odocoilei the second most common pathogen detected in blacklegged ticks in Canada.

Industry pricing for tick testing with @GeneticksCanada! #TickTesting #LymeDisease #OnHealth lookingatlyme.ca/2023/04/indust…

Weekend listening! Safety in the workplace with Jordan Tesluk: Protocols for prevention of tick-borne illnesses in the workplace. #WorkplaceSafety #Lymedisease lookingatlyme.ca/2023/04/safety…

As we head into spring Geneticks is offering free brochures to anyone that requests them! To request copies of our brochures, please email erin@geneticks or send us a DM on any of our social media accounts. #ticksafety #ticks #lymedisease #ticktesting #Ontario #Canada

Tick habits and habitats with Dr. Rebecca Trout Fryxell: Staying safe in our backyards and school yards. #OnHealth #Lyme #ExploreCanada lookingatlyme.ca/2022/12/tick-h…

Preventing tick bites and tick-borne illnesses on the job. #LymeDisease #Lyme lookingatlyme.ca/2023/03/ticks-…

West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate change. Experts warn the U.S. is not prepared: “Tick-borne diseases comprise the largest share of vector-borne diseases by far — over 80% of reported cases are caused by ticks.” statnews.com/2023/03/15/cli…

Found feeding on a dog in August, #TickSpotters confirmed the first occurrence of an Asian longhorned tick in MA, the 18th state invaded. This type of tick doesn’t need a male to lay fertile eggs making it an extremely efficient invader. bit.ly/citizenscience…