As ticks and tick-borne diseases rise across Canada due to warmer weather, experts are warning about two invasive species: the lone star and Asian longhorned ticks. Entomologist Jade Savage, creator and director of the eTick monitoring platform [https://etick.ca/], says authorities are closely tracking them.

In the meantime, she gives practical steps we can take to reduce the risk of tick bites. For our episode on anaplasmosis, an emerging tick-borne disease in Canada, click here. [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/410-the-dose/episode/16076204-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-anaplasmosis] For transcripts of The Dose, please visit: lnk.to/dose-transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-dose-transcripts-listen-1.6732281].

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