Activists call for provincial Lyme disease strategy
May 6th, 2015
Jessica Bell from the Ontario Lyme Alliance and Jeanne Pacey who suffers from Lyme disease, spoke to CityNews’ Francis D’Souza.
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Jeanne recommends people take their outside cloths off and put in the dryer on high for 30 mins to kill any ticks that may be in your clothes so they don’t get into your house.