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TrueNorthSpice 🇨🇦 @TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world · Jul 20, 2026

Replying to @TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world

Dear Fedi citizens: I need suggestions about how to make our place tick free. ( please read entire post before replying 🙂) I live in an area with an infestation of disease carrying deer ticks. Outside, I use deet spray, and returning home I toss my clothing and runners in a bucket of soapy water, then I shower. So far, I found three ticks in the bathroom, one was attached to my leg and I hadn't been outside for 2 days. TIA for replying😊 #AskFedi #FediHelp #Science #Ticks #Health

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Calishat @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · Jul 14, 2026

#America #PublicSafety #PublicHealth #ticks 'TickZone reads local weather, the tick life-stage, forest cover, and county disease data into a plain 0–100 score, refreshed every day. ' https://tickzone.app/

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Sean @seanb@mstdn.ca · Jul 13, 2026

Just when I thought it was safe to go outside. #health #ticks https://youtu.be/hn7BtTSob3s?si=Z_OiBs6BcVegawpU

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Rasta @Rasta@zeroes.ca · Jul 13, 2026

Lonestar Tick is already in N.S. Migrating birds move incredible distances — and ticks that parasitize them travel for free. Historically, temperatures at the northern end of a migrating bird’s range have been too cold for ticks from the southern end to survive and reproduce, #ClimateCrisis #Ticks https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/11/18/migrating-birds-stowaway-invasive-ticks-novel-diseases-frontiers-cellular-infection-microbiology

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Peter Gleick @petergleick@fediscience.org · Jul 12, 2026

Lyme disease is spreading because higher winter temperatures allow #ticks to remain active longer and survive winters in places where they previously died off. Why are winter temperatures rising? #Climate change. Another consequence/cost of #climatechange.

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Jul 05, 2026

"Think about all the things we do during the summer. We go outside more. We jump into bodies of open water. We bake under the hot sun. We light fires and cook over them. This stuff is all fun, of course, but it's also risky. Spare a moment to think about your safety this season, won't you? Here's how to protect yourself against drowning, heat exhaustion, tick bites and more." https://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5871208/5-safety-tips-to-keep-you-out-of-the-emergency-room-this-summer #PublicHealth #summer #safety #swimming #heat #ticks #grilling

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Amgine @Amgine@mamot.fr · Jun 28, 2026

CBC: ‘You’re going to be naked’: Thorough tick checks the new norm as parasitic pests spread - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mount-allison-professor-tick-checks-9.7248664

"Find a mirror, find a friend," Lloyd said, adding that parents living in a high-tick area should be checking their young kids nightly.

Includes link to this brilliant-but-boring #NB information page - https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/ocmoh/cdc/content/vectorborne_andzoonotic/tick-borne-diseases.html And now I desperately want a similar page for #BC. (Going to look for it now.)

@dmacphee@mas.to

#adulting #ticks #Lyme #Borrelia #PublicHealth #health

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BewilderedKat

@h3mmy@lgbtqia.space · Apr 30, 2026

PSA: Remember to check yourself for ticks regularly! You can get them spending time outdoors. If you have pets, they can carry some in from the outdoors. I've seen ticks do their seeking thing from a dog's back because they were more interested in finding something with thinner or no fur. #CW picture of a tick Did you know ticks aren't insects? They are arachnids! Yesterday, I removed this one from just above my popliteal fossa (back of the knee). Usually I use some thread in a loop but it was in a really unfortunate spot and made it quite challenging. I did eventually use fine tipped tweezers to gently remove it. You can see its mouth parts still intact. I usually tuck my pants into my socks when walking outside, but sometimes I forget to do it before leaving the house and then do it mid walk. And sometimes my dogs act as unwitting transport carriers. They are on tick preventatives, and I do check them for ticks routinely. This tick was clearly an adventurer, until it took an aro in the knee. #PSA #Ticks #Bug #TalesOfAKat

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DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic @drrjv@vmst.io · Apr 26, 2026

Tick-Borne Disease Are Rising: Take These Steps to Stay Safe “Most people bitten by a Lone Star tick won’t develop an alpha-gal allergy, though some will still test positive in a blood test. Because of this, clinicians typically don’t recommend getting tested unless there’s a strong suspicion that alpha-gal allergy is causing problems. People who can avoid getting bitten again may lose the allergy after about three to five years, though it could happen quicker—or not at all” https://bit.ly/4vSecy8 #ticks #lyme

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