Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

Insect and Animal-Related Diseases

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.