May is Lyme Disease Awareness month. The presence of Lyme disease is increasing in Manitoba and black legged ticks have been recorded in the area around the club.
Some simple precautions include wearing insect repellent with DEET, long pants and socks and staying out of tall grass. For more information about ticks & tick borne disease check out the following resources:
- Manitoba Health Tick Information
- etick.ca – Tick reporting and identification
- US CDC – Preventing Tick Bites