http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/1831/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/ticks-move-weather/3736 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Spread of Lyme Disease Linked to Climate Change, Disruption of Ecosystems </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/757px-Ixodes_scapularis_0.png" alt="" title="The Blacklegged Tick, Primary Vector of Lyme Disease in Nova Scotia. (photo: Wikipedia.org via Public Library of Science)" width="450" height="357" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/ticks-sum2010.asp" rel="nofollow">Protect yourself</a> from black-legged ticks this summer, but also understand how disregard for the environment helps them spread, say local scientists.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/ticks-move-weather/3736" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/ticks-move-weather/3736#comments Ben Sichel Environnement Santé Bedford climate change ecosystems environment Halifax health Lyme disease ticks Environment Halifax News Rural Halifax Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:55:34 +0000 bsichel 3736 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca