With the arrival of summer and warmer temperatures the risk of encountering ticks, and the diseases they carry, is on the rise in Charlotte County. If you spend a lot of time outdoors – golfing, hiking, camping, or even just walking your dog – it’s important to learn about the risks of tick-borne disease and […]
Lyme disease
How “long covid” is shedding light on postviral syndromes
The global burden of long covid has put a spotlight on the long neglected mystery of postviral syndromes. Brian Owens asks what’s changing Long covid really shouldn’t have been a surprise, says Vett Lloyd, a biologist at Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada. “When the pandemic started, the general assumption was that there were two […]
Risk of tick-borne infections on the rise
Canadians should be prepared for a big increase in the rates of tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease in the coming years, as milder winters make the country more hospitable for the bugs, according to a New Brunswick biologist. Vett Lloyd, who studies ticks at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, has seen a 6–8-fold […]