High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.
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Ticks - submit for testing
http://www.health.alberta.ca/documen...-InfoSheet.pdf
Turn the little buggers in to help monitor Lyme disease etc.
That link will also take you to how to remove them etc, it will not, however, give you any advice on how to explain to your neighbors why you stripped naked on the deck in order to be let into your house after a hiking trip. [
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Turn the little buggers in to help monitor Lyme disease etc.
That link will also take you to how to remove them etc, it will not, however, give you any advice on how to explain to your neighbors why you stripped naked on the deck in order to be let into your house after a hiking trip. [
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Headed for the Mountains
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: , Alberta, Canada.
Posts: 294
You mean I have to go hiking before I run around naked in the back yard?
High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.
Posts: 1,884
^ I don't know if there's a right answer to that question.
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High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: north van, bc, Canada.
Interest: hiking / camping
Posts: 1,093
I pulled one out of a my sleeping bag a couple months back!... it got in the tent, and into the bag. noticed when I opened bag. thank god the bag was bright yellow and not black.
spent 20 mins going through everything in the tent before going to bed. it wasn't a fun sleep. I thought I felt something on my leg 10 mins in...
spent 20 mins going through everything in the tent before going to bed. it wasn't a fun sleep. I thought I felt something on my leg 10 mins in...
Headed for the Mountains
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Posts: 258
What if an Albertan visiting BC gets a tick. Should he/she take it home for examination or leave it in BC ? 
Summit Master
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 6,120
Good info and link Clayton. Thanks !
High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.
Posts: 1,884
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quote:Originally posted by dlofting
What if an Albertan visiting BC gets a tick. Should he/she take it home for examination or leave it in BC ?
What if an Albertan visiting BC gets a tick. Should he/she take it home for examination or leave it in BC ?
Off the Beaten Path
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Powell River, BC, .
Posts: 609
Yes, when I got a tick back in March I had it removed in Emerg, and they sent it off for testing. The likelihood of a tick carrying Lyme varies in various parts of the province.
High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Posts: 1,595
Interesting. I wonder if they want Rocky Mountain Wood Ticks, I've seen over a dozen in the last few weeks. According to their website, they don't carry Lyme disease.
High on the Mountain Top
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.
Posts: 1,884
Marko, I'm assuming they want all ticks as many people wouldn't have the skill to ID the different kinds. But they do ask that you call first - perchance they would walk you thru an ID over the phone to avoid wasting peoples time submitting.
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