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Dogs test positive for Lyme disease
Last updated May 26 2006 09:30 AM ADT
CBC News
Three dogs in southwestern New Brunswick have reportedly tested positive for Lyme disease.
Roger Hoar of St Andrews Animal Hospital, where the tests were carried out, said of the 60 dogs tested so far this spring, three have shown positive results.
"One [of the dogs] was from Musquash, one was from outside St. Stephen in the country there. One was from near St Andrews," he said. "None of the dogs had been outside the province. It is quite interesting to find out that the ticks around here definitely are carrying Lyme disease."
However, Gary Conboy of the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown is cautious about Hoar's findings. He said the positive tests don't necessarily mean Lyme disease is common among dogs in New Brunswick.
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Since 1987, four people in New Brunswick have been diagnosed with the disease, which can be difficult to recognize unless victims develop the tell-tale "bull's eye" rash. Other symptoms such as fatigue and joint pain can be mistaken for influenza or other conditions; lab tests of blood are imperfect.
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