There have been reports that the Lone Star tick is in Manitoba.
Unlike the black-legged tick which can cause Lyme disease, the Lone Star tick could make you change your eating habits. A bite could make you allergic to red meat. While the reports are correct, you would be very unlucky to come in contact with one.
"Since 2015, the Manitoba Tick Surveillance Program has detected 0-2 per year," said Dr. Mahmoud Khodaveisi, Medical Officer of Health with Prairie Mountain Health. "We're fairly sure that this tick has not established in Manitoba, yet."
That means less than 10 Lone Star ticks have been detected since 2015. A Lone Star tick is very distinctive in appearance. It has a white dot on its body.
Symptoms from a Lone Star tick bite include hives or skin rash, nausea, stomach cramps, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, stuffy nose, sneezing, headaches, and asthma.
