Even in areas that are highly endemic, persons with a tick bite have a low probability (2.5-4.6%) of developing Lyme disease.
2022 Public Health Ontario Lyme Disease Risk Areas
Identifying Ixodes scapularis
Tick not engorged/attached ≤36 hours
Tick engorged/attached >36 hours
Onyett H. Lyme disease in Canada: Focus on children. Canadian Paediatric Society. 2020
2020 IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease