Three in 10 ticks positive for Lyme, uOttawa research shows

Almost 30 per cent of black-legged ticks collected by University of Ottawa researchers across the city in 2017 were infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease — and the tiny ticks were both on the move and growing in numbers, according to a new report.
“Our study shows that tick populations are more widespread around Ottawa than previously thought,” said medical entomologist Manisha Kulkarni at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health. “Furthermore, ticks are