Toronto Public Health confirmed Tuesday that blacklegged ticks found on Algonquin Island, a part of the Toronto Islands, late Friday are being tested for Lyme disease, the Star reports. The agency has also started collecting the bugs in potential tick habitats in the city in order to test them. Blacklegged ticks have been found in Rouge Valley, Morningside Park and on Algonquin Island last year and this spring.There is no mention of midtown or central parks or ravines but the advice is that it might be wise to be careful and wear long sleeves and cover exposed areas, especially at dusk, The National Microbiology Laboratory tests the ticks for Lyme disease, and getting results can take several weeks. Not all ticks carry the disease. With Yonge and Roxborough News
