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www.insidehalton.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, July 21, 2017 |6 E d it o r ia l Bew are ticks, b ut g et outdoors With summer in full swing, people may wonder how best to protect themselves from the growing threat of Lyme disease as they spend time outdoors. Since 2009, Ontario has seen the tick population continue to grow, leading to more and more conhrmed cases of Lyme disease. In 2009, there were 144 cases, compared to 2016 when 987 cases of Lyme disease were conhrmed. According to the Government of Ontario website, infected ticks are commonly found at a number of sites in southern Ontario, including Long Point and Turkey Point provincial parks, Point Pelee National Park, The Pinery Provincial Park on Lake Huron and at locations in the Niagara Peninsula and near the shores of Lake Ontario. Halton Region notes the most common type of tick found in the area is the American Dog Tick, which cannot transmit Lyme disease. Still, they will sit on tall grass and bushes waiting to attach themselves to a per son or animal. But this doesn' t mean residents have to put up with a spoil to their summer plans for hiking and getting outside. You just have to take precautions. Here are some tips to keep in mind: · Wear light-coloured, long-sleeved shirts and pants to spot ticks more easily. · Tuck your shirt into your pants, and pull your socks over your pant legs. · Use bug spray containing DEET or Icaridin on your skin and clothing. · Shower or bathe within two hours of being out doors to facilitate a prompt tick check and to remove ticks that have not attached yet. · Do a daily full-body check for ticks on yourself and your children, especially in the hair, under the arms, in and around the ears, inside the belly button, behind the knees, between the legs, and around the waist. · If you find an attached tick, remove it with twee zers immediately: Removing it within 24-36 hours can help prevent infection. · Do a tick check on your outdoor gear and your pets as they could carry ticks inside your home. · If you live or work in a woodland area, keep your grass mowed short, trim bushes and tree branches to let in sunlight, create a gravel or woodchip border around your yard, remove leaf litter, brush and weeds at the end of the lawn and move children' s play equip ment and sandboxes away from wooded area. 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