Lyme

LYME DISEASE

NEW: Health in a Changing Climate: Infectious Diseases (Health Canada)
Serology: Specimen Submission and Collection Notes (Public Health Ontario)
Technical report: Update on Lyme Disease Prevention and Control (Public Health Ontario)
For Health Professionals: Lyme Disease (Health Canada / Public health Agency of Canada)
Lyme Disease: Health Care Providers (CDC)
Treatment Lyme Disease (CDC)

Lyme Disease and Ticks (Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit)
How to Prevent Tick Bites When Outdoors: Factsheet (Ontario Ministry of Health)
Prevention of Lyme Disease (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Ticks and Early Lyme Disease: Information for Patients (Centre for Effective Practice)
Etick.ca: A public image-based tick identification platform that can quickly and accurately identify tick species.

Disease of Public Health Significance Reporting Form

Update on Tick Surveillance and Testing

As of September 20, 2021, the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) no longer accepts blacklegged ticks for Borrelia burgdorferi testing under the passive tick surveillance program. Laboratory testing is not a diagnostic tool for Lyme disease in humans.

New Process for Tick Identification:

Citizen Science: Use platforms like eTick.ca for quick, image-based tick species identification.
Healthcare Providers: Submit tick specimens to either eTick.ca or thePublic Health Ontario Laboratory using the Surveillance Form for Tick Identification

Important: Only submit the tick to one service to avoid duplication.

Annual Reportable Disease Surveillance Report 2016 – In Focus: Lyme Disease
Ontario Blacklegged Tick Established Risk Areas 2024 (Public Health Ontario)
Simcoe Muskoka HealthSTATS
Passive Tick Surveillance (Local)
Public Health Ontario (Provincial)
National Surveillance (National)

Webinar: Lyme Disease in Simcoe Muskoka: An Update for Clinicians (presented on May 19, 2021)