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BC Centre for Disease Control warns about ticks infected with Lyme-related bacteria
admin 11/07/2016 Health
A warning from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) suggests three ticks collected in British Columbia since June have tested positive for new Lyme-related bacteria.The BCCDC says the bacteria are closely related to Borrelia mayonii or B. mayonii, a newly-discovered species of bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in people.
Until now, it had only been confirmed in the Midwestern United States. The BCCDC says the species of bacteria discovered in the three B.C. tick samples is slightly different from the one discovered in the United States, and there is no evidence that anyone in B.C. has developed Lyme disease from the B. mayonii-like bacteria.The centre calls it a ?rare discovery? and says that while further investigation is warranted, the health threat posed by this new species of bacteria is extremely low...
BC Centre for Disease Control warns about ticks infected with Lyme-related bacteria
admin 11/07/2016 Health
A warning from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) suggests three ticks collected in British Columbia since June have tested positive for new Lyme-related bacteria.The BCCDC says the bacteria are closely related to Borrelia mayonii or B. mayonii, a newly-discovered species of bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in people.
Until now, it had only been confirmed in the Midwestern United States. The BCCDC says the species of bacteria discovered in the three B.C. tick samples is slightly different from the one discovered in the United States, and there is no evidence that anyone in B.C. has developed Lyme disease from the B. mayonii-like bacteria.The centre calls it a ?rare discovery? and says that while further investigation is warranted, the health threat posed by this new species of bacteria is extremely low...