Tick Talk: understanding and preventing tick-borne illnesses

Streamed live: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 12:00 p.m. EDT

Cases of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme Disease have more than doubled in North America in the last 20 years.

In this episode of the McGill News webcast, we sit down with a pair of experts who specialize in infectious and animal-borne diseases to understand the reasons behind the alarming spread of ticks into more northern climates, and share tips on how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

With:

Kirsten Crandall, BSc’16, MSc’18, PhD’24, Expert Scientific Advisor, Institut national de santé publique du Québec

AND

Dr. Momar Ndao, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Canadian National Reference Centre for Parasitology

Moderated by Derek Cassoff, Managing Director, Communications, McGill University Advancement

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