A lab in Fredericton is testing ticks for a bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
People can send ticks to Fredericton lab for testing if they get bit
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: May 07, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago
As ticks become more prevalent in New Brunswick, so does Lyme disease. One lab in Fredericton is offering a hand in testing ticks that have bitten people. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
This story may make you squirm, but if you plan to enjoy the outdoors this summer, you might want to read on.
Ticks are continuing to move north — and that includes New Brunswick.
Although ticks are already well established in southern New Brunswick, they’ve started to move into northern areas of the province, said Rebecca Jensen, a molecular microbiology technician at Research Productivity Council, the province’s research facility in Fredericton.
“As you know, climate change is happening, temperatures are warming up and the environment is becoming more and more suitable for ticks to be able to reproduce and survive.”
Jensen tests ticks for the bacteria they can pass to humans that causes Lyme disease.
Ticks are found in the grass and can be picked up by deer or household pets.
If you do find a tick on a person, Jensen said, you should remove it carefully,
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