Making Lyme Disease a Priority in Canada

Call for Papers

The OFAH works hard to encourage participation in outdoors activities and the fear of ticks and tick-related illnesses threaten the success of these efforts. The recreational activities and lifestyle choices we enjoy as anglers, hunters and trappers increases the odds of coming into contact with ticks that can carry Lyme disease and other illnesses. We spend hours sitting in the woods, enjoying shore lunches while fishing, covering vast areas walking, handling harvested wildlife, and enjoying the company of sporting dogs. Each time we go out, there is a risk of crossing paths with ticks. Some OFAH members suffer from Lyme disease today, and many more are exposed on a regular basis. This can be said, too, for other outdoor activities such as canoeing, camping, birding, hiking, berry picking, gardening and even walking your dog. The OFAH wants to remain a leader in this conversation as a driving force that helps bring better prevention, testing, diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne illnesses to all Canadians.