Lyme disease is in the city.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has reported the first human case of Lyme disease.

The Health Unit says deer ticks are becoming a problem in the area.

However, not all deer ticks have Lyme disease.

Only deer ticks infected with the disease after feeding from an infected animal carry it.

The deer tick can then pass on Lyme disease by attaching itself to a human and feeding for over 24 hours.

By finding the deer tick and removing it within 24 hours of attachment, the risk of Lyme disease is minimized.

If you find a tick on you, use tweezers to grab the head of it and gently but firmly pull the tick out of your skin.

Do not squeeze the body of the tick.

Entomologist Dr. Ken Deacon indicates the deer tick can now survive in Northern Ontario forests, probably as a result of our milder winters and springs.