Preparing for the Tickpocalypse
2020
This case from the Western Public Health Casebook 2020 focuses on emergence and increase of Lyme disease in the Realike region of Canada. The increase of Lyme disease is related to the parallel growth of the disease vector, the blacklegged tick, due to climate change. Zachary Smith, the Manager of the Safe Water and Rabies Prevention & Control, and Vector-Borne Disease team at the Realike Health Unit’s Environmental Health Department, has been notified by Public Health Ontario of a potential Lyme disease outbreak in the area—a public health emergency. Zach has been tasked with developing the emergency preparedness plan for Lyme disease, to ensure capacity for appropriate and efficient response in the region.
This case contains guidance for instructors, including learning objectives and discussion questions. It is part of a 16-case collection written by students in the MPH class of the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health at Western University, Canada. The cases may be freely copied and used for educational purposes by an accredited educational institution.
Preparing for the Tickpocalypse
Source:
Sheikh R et al. Preparing for the Tickpocalypse. Western Public Health Casebook 2020. Public Health Casebook Publishing 2020. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/westernpublichealthcases/vol2020/iss1/18.