IN RECENT YEARS, there has been an increase in media reports about the potential effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels, hurricanes, droughts, shrinking polar ice, and extinction of various wildlife species. Another possible, more insidious effect of global climate change is the expansion of the endemic range of disease vectors, including mosquitoes and ticks. In veterinary medicine, this may translate to an increased number of cases of tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, in geographic areas that were traditionally thought not to harbor ticks. Therefore, technicians should educate owners about the increasing prevalence of these types of diseases and monitor patients for clinical signs of infection.
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