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Vol. 27, Issue 51, August 24, 2023
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Public Health Sudbury & Districts reports human case of Lyme disease
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mental support officer with Public Health age. • Do a tick check. Sudbury & Districts. Take a shower after outdoor activities to Blacklegged ticks do not jump or fly. They wait • on grass and bushes for animals or humans to help wash off ticks that have not yet attached brush against the vegetation. Ticks vary in size themselves to the skin. and colour and can be hard to see until they are If you find a tick attached to a human: • Use fine-tipped tweezers to grab the tick full of blood. Avoiding a tick bite in the first place is best. To close to the skin and gently pull straight up. • Wash the area with soap and water. prevent tick bites: • Put the tick in a dry container and bring it • Avoid walking in tall grass. • Make sure yards are kept clear of debris to your local public health unit to be sent for and overgrown vegetation, grass, bushes, and identification and testing for Lyme disease. • Follow up with your health care provider trees. • Keep wood piles and bird feeders away to determine if you need Cont’d on P.2 from homes. • Wear a long-sleeved, Superior East OPP Charges Person With Mischief light-coloured shirt, pants, and Chapleau resident is facing a criminal charge after closed-toe shoes. damaging property during a domestic dispute. On August • Use insect repellents that 16, 2023, shortly after 12:00 p.m., members of the are approved by Health Canada Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and follow the application responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Aberdeen Street in recommendations on the pack- Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 33-year-old person from Chapleau was arrested and charged with one count of Domestic Mischief. property and attempted to steal a vehicle. The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to When confronted, the accused assaulted appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in October 2023 in the victim. Chapleau. Due to the domestic nature of the incident, the name of Police were able to identify the the accused will not be released to protect the identity of the victim. accused and, as a result, Marcel MORIN, 42 years-of-age, of Chapleau was arrested and charg ed with the following: · Robbery with Violence · Trespassing at Night The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear chaexpress@sympatico.ca before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 16, 2023 in Chapleau.
ublic Health Sudbury & Districts has received laboratory results confirming an adult has tested positive for Lyme disease with investigations indicating the disease was most likely locally acquired in the Sudbury East area. Although reports of locally acquired Lyme disease remain uncommon, people need to protect themselves when enjoying the outdoors. Blacklegged ticks infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease have been found in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts in past years; however, they are commonly found in rural areas along the north shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, and the St. Lawrence River, as well as in the Rainy River area of northwestern Ontario. “People enjoying the outdoors need to check for ticks immediately after activities like gardening or hiking. This is one of the simplest ways you can protect yourself from Lyme disease,” said Ashley DeRocchis, an environ-
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Chapleau Resident Charged With Robbery
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n August 19, 2023, shortly before 5:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a Long Term Robbery on Forecast Lansdowne Thursday S treet in High 18 C hapleau. Low 11 Investigation Friday revealed the High 21 Low 13 accused entered the victim's Saturday High Low
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