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Lyme Disease Photos


Top row: nymph, male and female Blacklegged ticks.
Bottom row: male and female dog ticks.
The Blacklegged tick does not always have black coloured legs. Dog ticks usually have white or silver coloured spots.
Photo: Public Health Agency of Canada

 


Bulls-eye rash (Erythema migrans).
Photo: N.Y. Medical College

 


Scientists collect ticks in the Lunenburg area.

 


 

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