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Thunder Bay patient confirmed with Lyme disease
It's the first confirmed case since mandatory reporting began last year.
about 2 hours ago By: Gary Rinne
THUNDER BAY — For the first time since mandatory reporting by local doctors was imposed, a Thunder Bay resident has been confirmed to be suffering from Lyme disease.
The disease can be passed on when an infected blacklegged tick latches on to a human.
After the Ontario Ministry of Health designated Thunder Bay as a risk area last year, city doctors are required by law to report any cases where they treat patients with a specific symptom of Lyme disease–a large "bullseye" rash.
Another local doctor also diagnosed a patient who is believed to have acquired the disease after visiting the state of New York.
Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit weren't surprised to learn about the locally-acquired case.
Anecdotally, in recent years at least a dozen people in the area have reported to their doctor with a large bullseye rash...
Thunder Bay patient confirmed with Lyme disease
It's the first confirmed case since mandatory reporting began last year.
about 2 hours ago By: Gary Rinne
THUNDER BAY — For the first time since mandatory reporting by local doctors was imposed, a Thunder Bay resident has been confirmed to be suffering from Lyme disease.
The disease can be passed on when an infected blacklegged tick latches on to a human.
After the Ontario Ministry of Health designated Thunder Bay as a risk area last year, city doctors are required by law to report any cases where they treat patients with a specific symptom of Lyme disease–a large "bullseye" rash.
Another local doctor also diagnosed a patient who is believed to have acquired the disease after visiting the state of New York.
Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit weren't surprised to learn about the locally-acquired case.
Anecdotally, in recent years at least a dozen people in the area have reported to their doctor with a large bullseye rash...