and the conditions can be chronic. Arthritis, especially in the knees, is 
     
     common and sometimes complications such as encephalitis are seen. 
     
    

    
     Fortunately, the treatment for Lyme disease is straightforward, providing 
     
     the disease is caught in the first phase. The borrelia are very sensitive to 
     
     common antibiotics such as penicillin, tetracyclin, and erythromycin, and show 
     
     no signs of developing resistance. Early administration of these antibiotics is 
     
     the key. Later complications, certainly in the second and third phase of the 
     
     disease, are harder to treat. 
     
    

    
     Canadian records from 1977 to May, 1989 show that 30 cases have been 
     
     reported, 25 in Ontario and five in Manitoba. Sixteen of these cases were 
     
     reported in 1988 so, as in the U.S., the disease appears to be on the increase. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In Nova Scotia, only two patients have been reported as having Lyme 
     
     disease. One of these patients was diagnosed and treated in Massachusetts while 
     
     the second had recently arrived here on a yachting trip along the eastern 
     
     seaboard. However, there are some troubling observations; patients are 
     
     presenting themselves to the Victoria General hospital in Halifax with symptoms 
     
     akin to Lyme disease. Blood serologies for Lyme, and every other related 
     
     disease or condition, prove negative. If it's not Lyme disease, it might be 
     
     some other borreliosis. 
     
    

    
     I believe a renewed respect is warranted for ticks in Nova Scotia until we 
     
     can determine what the risk is. The prevention of tick bites is the best 
     
     strategy. Cover your legs when in tick habitat (wear long, light coloured pants 
     
     or slacks which tuck into you boots) and check yourself regularly for ticks. 
     
     Remember, once they alight, invariably on the legs, they like to migrate to 
     
     warm, moist places before they engorge. To remove an embedded tick, always 
     
     carry a small set of forceps and work the tip as far forward as possible onto 
     
     the head of the tick before you pull. I like to carry a small vial to keep the 
     
     tick in in case I develop a rash or flu-like symptoms. A piece of dampened 
     
     cotton wool in the vial will keep the tick alive for several weeks. 
     
    
   
   
    
     WILDLIFE FEDERATION SELLS T-SHIRTS 
     
    
   
   
    
     The P.E.I. Wildlife Federation 
     
     is selling large and extra large 
     
     T-shirts promoting the Federation. 
     
     and the conservation of wildlife. i 
     
    

    
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     Reserve Saturday afternoon, September 
     
     15th between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. for 
     
     stolls along woodland trails, river shore, 
     
     and country lanes (weather permitting) at 
     
     Balnakeil, the home of Jean and Wendell 
     
     MacKay at Stanley Bridge. The pot-luck 
     
     supper (casseroles, salads, etc) is planned 
     
     for 6 p.m. and it will be followed by a 
     
    
   
   
    
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