Tick Talk: understanding and preventing tick-borne illnesses

Описание: McGill News webcast — Tuesday, July 16

Tune in for expert advice on detecting ticks, understanding Lyme Disease and protecting your health

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

Join us at our next McGill News webcast when 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
When
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
12 p.m. EDT


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