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Index of Subjects This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__Part8DA52483.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Jeff is in Cuba today. He will be back next week. However. If you have a wood tick (a.k.a.) dog tick, Lyme disease should = not be a concern. There is no evidence for this species carrying the = disease and transmitting it. If you are not sure of the precise identifica= tion of the tick, then you can drop it off at the nearest DNR office or = bring it to the Museum of Natural History (Halifax).=20 If your physician removes it he/ she can forward it on through the Dept of = Health. Likewise, if your veterinarian removes it from a pet, then he/she can also = forward it for confirmation of identification. All ticks that are submitted through these means are examined to determine = which species they are. If they are Black-legged (deer) ticks, they are = sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory for testing. If the identity = cannot be confirmed (due to the condition of the tick - partial specimen, = etc) These are also forwarded to the NML for their id and testing as = appropriate.=20 Tick species found in Nova Scotia (aside from the occasional visiting = exotic ) are given below. so you can see, lots to choose from: Dermacentor albipictus Moose or winter tick Dermacentor variabilis Wood or American Dog = tick Haemophysalis leporis-palustris Gregarious Rabbit = tick Ixodes angustus Squirrel tick = =09 Ixodes baergi Bird tick, Swallow tick Ixodes banksi = Beaver tick Ixodes cookei Groundhog tick Ixodes dentatus Rabbit tick Ixodes gregsoni Weasel tick Ixodes marxi Squirrel tick Ixodes muris Mouse Tick Ixodes sculptus Weasel Tick Ixodes scapularis (a.k.a. I.dammini) Deer = tick, Black-legged tick Ixodes uriae Murre Tick =09 =09 >>> Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> 4/21/2009 12:33 am >>> Wood ticks found on your skin? I'd seriously be considering getting tested = for Lyme.=20 If Jeff Ogden (tick expert)is reading this, what would he suggest? =20 Gayle MacLean Dartmouth __________________________________________________________________ Get the name you've always wanted @ymail.com or @rocketmail.com! Go to = http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/jacko/
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