Tag: RISK
Another reason to avoid ticks as new bacteria surfaces in London area
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is sounding the alarm after the discovery this month of the first tick in the London area with a bacteria that can cause severe illness in older people. The tick had Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria, the health unit said Wednesday. The bacteria that is usually spread by the blacklegged tick causes anaplasmosis. […]
Researchers use drones to find elusive Michigan rattlesnake | Great Lakes Echo
By Ruth Thorton Standing together at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute near Hastings, Michigan, two students stared intently at the screen, looking for the subtle signs of the small rattlesnake they were trying to find. The eastern massasauga, Michigan’s only rattlesnake, typically hides in dense vegetation in wetlands, and conservation biologists are concerned about trampling their […]
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Five key things to know about legionnaires’ disease
Public health officials in London are investigating a rare outbreak of legionnaires’ disease. What you need to know about the rare respiratory illness. WHAT IS IT? Legionnaires’ disease is a rare but serious respiratory illness that can result in pneumonia, which can sometimes be fatal. It is caused by a type of bacteria called legionella, […]
Health officials probing legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London
Public health officials are investigating an outbreak in London of legionnaires’ disease, with 17 confirmed cases of the rare respiratory illness and three people reportedly being treated in hospital
‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.