Ticks and Lyme Disease

Feb 27th, 2019
By mdunne
Forest

While the risk of contracting Lyme disease from ticks in the Dufferin County area is low, it is nevertheless advisable to use simple precautions such as wearing shirts with tight cuffs and placing pant legs inside socks when in the forest to minimize possible exposure to the ticks that may be carrying Lyme disease. You can find more information about ticks and Lyme disease visit the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health website .