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Tick-borne illness on the rise in Nova Scotia
Reported cases of anaplasmosis more than doubled between 2023 and 2025
Yuan Wang · CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 27
When Wayne Uhlman of Lunenburg County visited his doctor a month ago, he felt exhausted. Cold chills made his hands shake so much that he couldn't even hold a glass.
He was immediately sent to the emergency room, where he received intravenous fluids, a blood test and was given a 21-day prescription of antibiotics.
But it wasn't until two weeks had passed that Uhlman learned he had tested positive for anaplasmosis, a tick-borne bacterial disease on the rise in Nova Scotia.
"I was actually really surprised over that because I know I never had a tick on me for more than a couple of hours," Uhlman said.
Anaplasmosis is a bacterial infection spread by the bite of blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) and brown dog ticks. It can affect both humans and pets.
Uhlman is one of Nova Scotia's 245 cases so far this year, as of July 13, according to the Department of Health and Wellness...
Tick-borne illness on the rise in Nova Scotia
Reported cases of anaplasmosis more than doubled between 2023 and 2025
Yuan Wang · CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 27
When Wayne Uhlman of Lunenburg County visited his doctor a month ago, he felt exhausted. Cold chills made his hands shake so much that he couldn't even hold a glass.
He was immediately sent to the emergency room, where he received intravenous fluids, a blood test and was given a 21-day prescription of antibiotics.
But it wasn't until two weeks had passed that Uhlman learned he had tested positive for anaplasmosis, a tick-borne bacterial disease on the rise in Nova Scotia.
"I was actually really surprised over that because I know I never had a tick on me for more than a couple of hours," Uhlman said.
Anaplasmosis is a bacterial infection spread by the bite of blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) and brown dog ticks. It can affect both humans and pets.
Uhlman is one of Nova Scotia's 245 cases so far this year, as of July 13, according to the Department of Health and Wellness...